Euthymios imperial spatharokandidatos and doux of Delmatia (ninth/tenth century)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.4507 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 26 mm |
| Field diameter | 20 mm |
| Condition | Chipped and corroded. |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 14.4. |
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
Translation
Κύριε βοΐθι τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Εὐθιμίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ δουκὶ Δελματίας.
Lord, help your servant Euthymios imperial spatharokandidatos and doux of Delmatia.
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.4507 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 26 mm |
| Field diameter | 20 mm |
| Condition | Chipped and corroded. |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 14.4. |
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
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles
- Corinth, vol. 12, The Minor Objects
- De Thematibus
- Byzantium on the Balkans : studies on the Byzantine administration and the Southern Slavs from the VIIth to the XIIth centuries
- L’amministrazione bizantina in Dalmazia
- Sigillographie de l’Empire byzantin
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).