George patrikios and Theophylaktos, general kommerkiarioi of the apotheke of Paphlagonia and Honorias (692/3)
Obverse
Faint outline of the emperor Justinian II standing frontally, wearing a crown and a chlamys and holding a globus cruciger in his right hand. On either side, the indiction signs: – S. Circular inscription, beginning at one o'clock. Indeterminate border.
.εργ.........Sθεοφυλα...
[Γ]εωργ[ίου πατρικί]ου (καὶ) Θεοφυλά[κτου]
Obverse
Faint outline of the emperor Justinian II standing frontally, wearing a crown and a chlamys and holding a globus cruciger in his right hand. On either side, the indiction signs: – S. Circular inscription, beginning at one o'clock. Indeterminate border.
.εργ.........Sθεοφυλα...
[Γ]εωργ[ίου πατρικί]ου (καὶ) Θεοφυλά[κτου]
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines. Indeterminate border.
γενικ.
νκομμ..
κιαρνα
ποθηκησπ
αφλαγονια
σSνορ.
.δοσ
γενικ[ῶ]ν κομμ[ερ]κιαρίων ἀποθήκης Παφλαγονίας (καὶ) Ὡνορ[ιά]δος
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.678 |
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Diameter | 34.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 6.1; Zacos–Veglery, no. 180. |
Translation
Γεωργίου πατρικίου καὶ Θεοφυλάκτου γενικῶν κομμερκιαρίων ἀποθήκης Παφλαγονίας καὶ Ὡνορ[ιά]δος.
George patrikios and Theophylaktos, general kommerkiarioi of the apotheke of Paphlagonia and Honorias.
Bibliography
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Zacos and Veglery securely dated the seal but misread the last word as Ἰωνοπόλεος, whereas the reading “Honorias” is based on traces of the surviving letters and makes more sense. The two associates, George the patrikios and Theophylaktos, were busy in farming out state businesses during Justinian II's first reign, only to disappear before reappearing in 705/6, during the second reign of their protector. See Zacos–Veglery, 150, table 6/2.