Theognostos xenodochos of Loupadion (eighth/ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V). In the quarters: ΤΣ|ΔΛ. Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Wreath border.
+ΘΕΟ
ΓΝΟΣΤ
ΞΕΝΟΔΧ
Τ,ΛΠ,
Θεογνόστῳ ξενοδ(ό)χ(ῳ) τ(οῦ) Λουπ(αδίου)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V). In the quarters: ΤΣ|ΔΛ. Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Wreath border.
+ΘΕΟ
ΓΝΟΣΤ
ΞΕΝΟΔΧ
Τ,ΛΠ,
Θεογνόστῳ ξενοδ(ό)χ(ῳ) τ(οῦ) Λουπ(αδίου)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5175 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm; field: 19.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 55.5. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεογνόστῳ ξενοδόχῳ τοῦ Λουπαδίου.
Theotokos, help your servant Theognostos, xenodochos of Loupadion.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 3: West, Northwest, and Central Asia Minor and the Orient (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Sigillographie de l’Empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Loupadion/Lopadion (modern Ulubad) was found to the south of the Marmara sea, on the Rhyndakos river, commanding an important bridge of the road leading from Kyzikos to the east. It had a xenodocheion, the existence of which is known to us from several sources, including many seals (cf. Sig., 246, 381; Zacos, Seals II, nos. 111, 266). Our seals show that the city was administrated by an archon and that a kommerikarios probably taxed merchandise in the 9th century.