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Theodore son of Theodore, patrikios (seventh/eighth century)

 
 

Obverse

Cruciform monogram, reading Θεοδώρου; in the quarters: ΠΑΤΡΙ|ΚΙΟΥ: πατρικίου. Wreath border.

 -  - Θ - Ο - Ρ - Υ - Ω

Θεοδώρου πατρικίου

Reverse

Cruciform monogram, reading Θεοδώρου; in the quarters: ΥΙ|ΟΥ: ὑίου. Wreath border.

 -  - Θ - Ο - Ρ - Υ - Ω

Θεοδώρου υἱοῦ

Obverse

Cruciform monogram, reading Θεοδώρου; in the quarters: ΠΑΤΡΙ|ΚΙΟΥ: πατρικίου. Wreath border.

 -  - Θ - Ο - Ρ - Υ - Ω

Θεοδώρου πατρικίου

Reverse

Cruciform monogram, reading Θεοδώρου; in the quarters: ΥΙ|ΟΥ: ὑίου. Wreath border.

 -  - Θ - Ο - Ρ - Υ - Ω

Θεοδώρου υἱοῦ

Accession number BZS.1951.31.5.2982
Diameter 28.0 mm; field: 23.0 mm
Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore.

Translation

Θεοδώρου πατρικίου υἱοῦ Θεοδώρου.

(Seal of) Theodore son of Theodore, patrikios.

Commentary

The reading of the two sides of the seal is ambiguous--the seal can be read as "Theodore, son of Theodore the patrikios" or as "Theodore the patrikios, son of Theodore." The latter is the more likely of the two, as the seal would more likely contain a title of its owner--not of its owner's father.

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