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Theodotos imperial kandidatos and kommerkiarios of Thessalonica (tenth century)

 
 

Obverse

St. Michael standing frontally, holding labarum and (traces of) globus. Half of a circular inscription along border of dots:

ΡΧΗΣΣΤ

Ἀρχησστράτηγε βοήθει (?)

Reverse

Inscription of five lines, row of three pellets above. Border of dots.

···
ΚΕ̅ΘΕ
ΔΟΤΟΚ
.ΗΔΚΟΥΜ
.ΡΚΗΡΘΕ
.ΛΟΝΙΚ,

Κύριε βοήθει Θεοδότο βασιλικῷ κανδηδάτῳ καὶ κουμερκηαρίῳ Θεσαλονίκης

Obverse

St. Michael standing frontally, holding labarum and (traces of) globus. Half of a circular inscription along border of dots:

ΡΧΗΣΣΤ

Ἀρχησστράτηγε βοήθει (?)

Reverse

Inscription of five lines, row of three pellets above. Border of dots.

···
ΚΕ̅ΘΕ
ΔΟΤΟΚ
.ΗΔΚΟΥΜ
.ΡΚΗΡΘΕ
.ΛΟΝΙΚ,

Κύριε βοήθει Θεοδότο βασιλικῷ κανδηδάτῳ καὶ κουμερκηαρίῳ Θεσαλονίκης

Accession number BZS.1958.106.5622
Diameter 24.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 1, no. 18.46.

Translation

Ἀρχησστράτηγε βοήθει (?). Κύριε βοήθει Θεοδότο βασιλικῷ κανδηδάτῳ καὶ κουμερκηαρίῳ Θεσαλονίκης.

Archistrategos, give thy aid (?). Lord, help Theodotos imperial kandidatos and kommerkiarios of Thessalonica.

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