Theodore protospatharios and ek prosopou of Mesembria (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΚΕΘ
.ΣΔˊΘ
ΕΟΔ.
Τ..
..
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοδώρῳ πρωτωσπαθαρίῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΚΕΕΚ
ΠΡΟΣ
ΠΟΥΜΕ
ΣΕΜΡ,
ΑΣ
κὲ ἐκ προσώπου Μεσεμβρίας
Obverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΚΕΘ
.ΣΔˊΘ
ΕΟΔ.
Τ..
..
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοδώρῳ πρωτωσπαθαρίῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΚΕΕΚ
ΠΡΟΣ
ΠΟΥΜΕ
ΣΕΜΡ,
ΑΣ
κὲ ἐκ προσώπου Μεσεμβρίας
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1891 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 77.4. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοδώρῳ πρωτωσπαθαρίῳ κὲ ἐκ προσώπου Μεσεμβρίας.
Lord, help your servant Theodore protospatharios and ek prosopou of Mesembria.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
- Tribute or Trade?: The Byzantine-Bulgarian Treaty of 716 (Open in Zotero)
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- Sceaux byzantins du musée de Constantinople (Open in Zotero)
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