Theodore Makrembolites, protospatharios and domestikos of the Optimatoi (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Theodore holding a spear and round shield (l. hand) decorated with dots. In column at right: Θ|Ε|Ο|Δ|Ρ, : [ὁ (ἅγιος)] Θεόδωρ(ος). Traces of a circular inscription to right. Border of dots.
ΤΣΔΛ
[Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει] τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription in six lines preceded and followed by decoration. Border of dots.
+ΘΕ
ΔΡ.ΑΣ.
Θ,ΔΟΜΕΣ.
ΤΟΝΟΠΤ.
ΤΟΝ.Ο..
ΚΡΕ.
Θεοδώρ(ῳ) (πρωτο)σ[πα]θ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) δομεσ[τ(ίκῳ)] τον Ὀπτ[ιμά]τον [τ]ο [Μα]κρε[μβ(ολίτῃ)]
Obverse
Bust of St. Theodore holding a spear and round shield (l. hand) decorated with dots. In column at right: Θ|Ε|Ο|Δ|Ρ, : [ὁ (ἅγιος)] Θεόδωρ(ος). Traces of a circular inscription to right. Border of dots.
ΤΣΔΛ
[Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει] τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription in six lines preceded and followed by decoration. Border of dots.
+ΘΕ
ΔΡ.ΑΣ.
Θ,ΔΟΜΕΣ.
ΤΟΝΟΠΤ.
ΤΟΝ.Ο..
ΚΡΕ.
Θεοδώρ(ῳ) (πρωτο)σ[πα]θ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) δομεσ[τ(ίκῳ)] τον Ὀπτ[ιμά]τον [τ]ο [Μα]κρε[μβ(ολίτῃ)]
| Accession number | BZS.1947.2.1195 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 30.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 71.13. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοδώρῳ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ δομεστίκῳ τον Ὀπτιμάτον το Μακρεμβολίτῃ.
Lord, help your servant Theodore Makrembolites, protospatharios and domestikos of the Optimatoi.
Bibliography
- Les sceaux byzantins de la Collection Henri Seyrig (Open in Zotero)
- Sfragistika (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Documents de sigillographie byzantine: La collection C. Orghidan (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Die byzantinische Armee im 10. und 11. Jahrhundert: Studien zur Organisation der Tagmata (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The restitution of the family name is tentative. Other seals of eleventh-century persons named Theodore Makrembolites are mentioned in Seyrig, 113, and in Šandrovskaja, Sfragistika, no. 772. For the twelfth century, see Laurent, Corpus V/3, no. 1798.