Euthymios imperial spatharokandidatos and doux of Delmatia (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
Cross potent on three steps. Circular inscription between two borders of dots.
ΚΕΟΙΘΙΤΣ.....
Κύριε βοΐθι τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΕΥΘΙΜ
Ι,ΣΠΑ
..ΚΑΝΔΙΔ
.ΔΟΥΚ,Δ
ΕΛΜΑΤ
Εὐθιμίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ (καὶ) δουκὶ Δελματίας
Obverse
Cross potent on three steps. Circular inscription between two borders of dots.
ΚΕΟΙΘΙΤΣ.....
Κύριε βοΐθι τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΕΥΘΙΜ
Ι,ΣΠΑ
..ΚΑΝΔΙΔ
.ΔΟΥΚ,Δ
ΕΛΜΑΤ
Εὐθιμίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ (καὶ) δουκὶ Δελματίας
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.4507 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 26.0 mm; field: 20.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 14.4. |
Translation
Κύριε βοΐθι τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Εὐθιμίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ δουκὶ Δελματίας.
Lord, help your servant Euthymios imperial spatharokandidatos and doux of Delmatia.
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)
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Corinth, Vol. 12, The Minor Objects (Open in Zotero)
- De Thematibus (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantium on the Balkans: studies on the Byzantine administration and the Southern Slavs from the VIIth to the XIIth centuries (Open in Zotero)
- L’amministrazione bizantina in Dalmazia (Open in Zotero)
- Sigillographie de l’Empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
It is hard to agree with Winkelmann, Ämterstruktur, 117, that this doux, who appears only here, was the governor of the province in an intermediary stage between the archontes and the strategoi. After all, δούξ could be the title of the chieftain of a tribe, who held office simultaneously with the regular authorities of a theme (cf. Listes, 342, 349).