Theodore Aphraziates, monk (?) (eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription of four lines, a decoration above. Border of dots.
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ΚΕΟ
..ΕΙΤ
..ΔΟΥ
Λ
Κ(ύρι)ε βο[ήθ]ει τῷ [σῷ] δούλῳ
Obverse
Inscription of four lines, a decoration above. Border of dots.
·
ΚΕΟ
..ΕΙΤ
..ΔΟΥ
Λ
Κ(ύρι)ε βο[ήθ]ει τῷ [σῷ] δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines with decorations above and below. Border of dots.
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ΘΕΟ
ΔΡ..
ΤΑΦΡ.
ΖΙΑΤ.
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Θεοδώρῳ μοναχῷ τῷ Ἀφρ[α]ζιάτῃ
Accession number | BZS 1958.106.3204 |
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Diameter | 20.0 mm; field: 13.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Seibt-Nesbitt, "Odd surnames," no. 7. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοδώρῳ μοναχῷ τῷ Ἀφραζιάτῃ.
Lord, help your servant the monk Theodore Aphraziates.
Bibliography
- Odd Surnames beginning with Alpha. A Selection of Examples of Byzantine Seals in the Harvard Collections (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The end of the second line of the reverse is effaced. There is enough room for two letters, in which we posit the letters ΑΧ, the standard abbreviation for μοναχῷ, or monk.