Theodoulos or Theophilos imperial spatharios and strategos of Dyrrachion (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: ΤΣ|ΔΛ. No visible border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. No visible border.
...ε...
.β/ σπθ
στρτιγ /τ /
δορχ/
[Θ]ε[οδούλ]ῳ (or [Θ]ε[οφίλ]ῳ) β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) στρατιγ(ῷ) τ(οῦ) Δοραχ(ίου)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: ΤΣ|ΔΛ. No visible border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. No visible border.
...ε...
.β/ σπθ
στρτιγ /τ /
δορχ/
[Θ]ε[οδούλ]ῳ (or [Θ]ε[οφίλ]ῳ) β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) στρατιγ(ῷ) τ(οῦ) Δοραχ(ίου)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.670 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 27.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 12.13; see also Zacos-Veglery, no. 2521. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοδούλῳ (or Θεοφίλῳ) βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατιγῷ τοῦ Δοραχίου.
Mother of God, help your servant Theodoulos (or Theophilos) imperial spatharios and strategos of Dyrrachion.
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