Theodotos 9

Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire
SexM
FloruitVIII
LocationsCalabria (officeplace);
Calabria
TitlesBasilikos protospatharios (dignity);
Spatharios (dignity);
Doux, Calabria (office)
Seal SourcesDumbarton Oaks, A Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, eds., J. Nesbitt and N. Oikonomides (Washington, DC, 1991-);
Gray Birch, W. de, Catalogue of Seals in the Department of Manuscripts in the British Museum (London, 1898);
Salinas, A., "Sigilli diplomatici italo-graeci", Periodico di Numismatica e Sfragistica Italiana 3, 4, 6 (1871-74);
Schlumberger, G. Sigillographie de l'empire byzantin (Paris, 1884);
Zacos, G. and Veglery, A., Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. I (in 3 parts) (Basel, 1972).

Theodotos 9 was spatharios and doux of Calabria; owner of a seal dateable to the eighth century: DOSeals I 4.7 = Zacos and Veglery 2488. Obv.: cruciform monogram of Θεοτόκε (or Κύριε) βοήθει, with [τω] - [σω] - δου - λω in the corners. Rev.: [Θεο] - δοτου [β'] - σπα' (καὶ) δου - κ' Καλα - [βριας ]. The name and titles read: Θεοδότου (βασιλικοῦ) σπαθαρίου καὶ δουκὸς Καλαβρίας. Nesbitt and Oikonomides, DOSeals I, note ad loc. record two other specimens (Gray Birch, BMSeals, 15, Schlumberger, Sig., 220) which belonged to Theodotos basilikos protospatharios and doux of Calabria and are similar to the Dumbarton Oaks specimen; they "may refer to the same person at a later stage of his career". The seal in Schlumberger, Sig., p. 220, no. 3 (= Salinas, "Sigilli diplomatici" IV, p. 267, no. 7) (dated eighth or ninth century) reads: obv.: invocative monogram of Θεοτόκε βοήθει with the legend τῷ σῷ δούλῳ; rev.: Θεοδότῳ β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) δουκ(ὶ) Καλλ(αβρίας).

(Publishable link for this person: )