Gregory proedros and doux of Thessalonica (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans with medallion of Christ on her breast. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines preceded and followed by decoration. Double border of dots.
ΘΚΕ,Θ,
ΓΡΗΓΟΡΙ
ΠΡΟΕΔΡ
ΔΟΥΚΙΘΕΣ
ΣΑΛΟΝΙΚ,
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) Γρηγορίῳ προέδρῳ (καὶ) δουκὶ Θεσσαλονίκ(ης)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans with medallion of Christ on her breast. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines preceded and followed by decoration. Double border of dots.
ΘΚΕ,Θ,
ΓΡΗΓΟΡΙ
ΠΡΟΕΔΡ
ΔΟΥΚΙΘΕΣ
ΣΑΛΟΝΙΚ,
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) Γρηγορίῳ προέδρῳ (καὶ) δουκὶ Θεσσαλονίκ(ης)
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.2365 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 22.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 18.15a. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Γρηγορίῳ προέδρῳ καὶ δουκὶ Θεσσαλονίκης.
Mother of God, help Gregory proedros and doux of Thessalonica.
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)
- Ioannis Scylitzae Synopsis historiarum (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
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- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Le kommerkion d’Abydos, Thessalonique et le commerce bulgare du 9e siècle (Open in Zotero)
- Recherches sur les douanes à Byzance: L’octava, le "kommerkion" et les commerciares (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Les plus anciens recueils des miracles de Saint Démétrius et la pénétration des Slaves dans les Balkans (Open in Zotero)
- L’éparque de Thessalonique: les origines d'une institution administrative (VIIIe-IXe siècles) (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The owner of this seal lived well into the eleventh century, after the title of proedros had been given to more than one person by Constantine VIII (1025-28); he should not by any means be identified with the doux Gregory Taronites (989-996), who was simply magistros when he died (Skylitzes, 339, 341).