Theodoros trakteutes (?) of Crete (seventh century)
Obverse
Military saint orans, with ornate dress, between two candlesticks. Wreath border.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Wreath border.
ΘΕΟ
ΔΟΣΙΟΥ
ΤΡ/ΚΡΗ
ΤΗΣ
Θεοδοσίου τρακτευτοῦ Κρήτης
Accession number | BZS.1977.34.48 |
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Diameter | 20.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 36.5. |
Translation
Θεοδοσίου τρακτευτοῦ Κρήτης.
(Seal of) Thedosios trakteutes (?) of Crete.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 2: South of the Balkans, the Islands, South of Asia Minor (Open in Zotero)
- Some Unpublished Lead Seals concerning Crete (Open in Zotero)
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- Crete in the Conflicts of the Eighth Century (Open in Zotero)
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Commentary
There cannot be any doubt about the letters of the inscription, but the abbreviation of line 3 is very radical; because of the early date of the seal, we follow Tsougarakis and accept the reading trakteutes (= tractator = tax collector). Cf. another trakteutes of the same period, DO Seals 2, no. 43.5.