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Theoktistos imperial protospatharios and strategos of the Peloponnesos (tenth century)

 
 

Obverse

Patriarchal cross on three steps. Circular inscription between two borders of dots.

οηθητ.σδουλ

[Κ(ύρι)]ε βοήθη [τ]ῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)

Reverse

Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.

θεο
κτιστα
σπαθστ
ρατπελο
πονισ/

Θεοκτίστ(ῳ) β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) στρατ(ηγῷ) Πελοπονίσ(ου)

Obverse

Patriarchal cross on three steps. Circular inscription between two borders of dots.

οηθητ.σδουλ

[Κ(ύρι)]ε βοήθη [τ]ῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)

Reverse

Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.

θεο
κτιστα
σπαθστ
ρατπελο
πονισ/

Θεοκτίστ(ῳ) β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) στρατ(ηγῷ) Πελοπονίσ(ου)

Accession number BZS.1951.31.5.303
Diameter 21.0 mm; field: 18.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 2, no. 22.39.

Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore.

Translation

Κύριε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοκτίστῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ Πελοπονίσου.

Lord, help your servant Theoktistos, imperial protospatharios and strategos of the Peloponnesos.

Commentary

The seal of a Theoktistos, imperial spatharokandidatos and strategos of the Peloponnesos was published by N. Zekos, in Ἀρχ. Δελτ. 32 (1977) 86.

Bibliography

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