Theophylaktos imperial spatharokandidatos and doux of Calabria (eighth/ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type); in the quarters: ΤΣ|ΔΛ. No visible border.
Θεοτόκε or Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type); in the quarters: ΤΣ|ΔΛ. No visible border.
Θεοτόκε or Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. No visible border.
θεο
φυλκτ
Β/σπ/θ/κ
Sδουκ⸊κ
λ⸊
Θεοφυλάκτῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ δουκὶ Καλαβρίας
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2767 |
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Diameter | 26.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 4.8. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε or Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοφυλάκτῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ δουκὶ Καλαβρίας.
Theotokos or Lord help your servant Theophylaktos imperial spatharokandidatos and doux of Calabria.
Bibliography
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- 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)
- La dominazione bizantina nell’Italia meridionale dal IX al XI secolo (Open in Zotero)