Tatoules (?) strategos of Podandos (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. George holding a spear and a shield. Vertical inscription visible: |γε|ο|ρ-γ. : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γεόργ[ι(ος)]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a decoration below. Border of dots.
+τατ
..στρα
τηγ,τπ,
δανδ,
– –
Τατού[λῃ] στρατηγ(ῷ) τοῦ Π(ο)δανδ(οῦ)
Obverse
Bust of St. George holding a spear and a shield. Vertical inscription visible: |γε|ο|ρ-γ. : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γεόργ[ι(ος)]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a decoration below. Border of dots.
+τατ
..στρα
τηγ,τπ,
δανδ,
– –
Τατού[λῃ] στρατηγ(ῷ) τοῦ Π(ο)δανδ(οῦ)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.683 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 54.1; see also PBW : Tatoules 20101. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Τατούλῃ στρατηγῷ τοῦ Ποδανδοῦ.
Tatoules strategos of Podandos.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Kappadokien (Kappadokia, Charsianon, Sebasteia und Lykandos) (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Michaelis Attaliotae Historia (Open in Zotero)
- Sigillographie de l’Empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Ioannis Scylitzae Synopsis historiarum (Open in Zotero)
- Ioannis Zonarae Epitome Historiarum (Open in Zotero)
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας (Open in Zotero)
- Thirteen Seals and an Unpublished Revolt Coin from an American Private Collection (Open in Zotero)
- Thathoul, archonte des archontes (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The restitution of the name is by no means certain. For the (Armenian) name Tatoules, see J.-C. Cheynet, “Thathoul, archonte des archontes,” REB 48 (1990): 233-42.