Stephanos patrikios and praitor of Constantinople (tenth/eleventh centuries)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans. At left and right: ΜΡ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans. At left and right: ΜΡ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines; cross above. Border of dots.
ΘΚΕΘ,
ΣΤΕΦΑΝ
ΠΡ̅Ι̅⸣SΠΡΑΙ
ΤΡΙΚ̅Ν
ΠΟΛ...
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) Στεφάνῳ π(ατ)ρι(κίῳ) (καὶ) πραίτωρι Κων(σταντινου)πόλ[εως]
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.1880 |
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Diameter | 33.0 mm; field: 26.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 5 no. 28.2. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Στεφάνῳ πατρικίῳ καὶ πραίτωρι Κωνσταντινουπόλεως.
Mother of God, help Stephanos patrikios and praitor of Constantinople.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 5: The East (continued), Constantinople and Environs, Unknown Locations, Addenda, Uncertain Readings (Open in Zotero)