Seal of Herakleios patrikios
source date: Late 7th c. – before 705. Spätes 7. Jh. – vor 705. ύστερος 7ος αι. – πριν το 705
edition published: 2023-05-04
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Θεοτόκε βοήθει

Ἡράκλείῳ πατρικίῳ

ΘΕΟΤ οκεβο ηθει 

 Ηρακλ ειωπατ̣ piκιω

Θεοτόκε βοήθει / Ἡράκλείῳ πατρικίῳ.

Mother of God, help Herakleios patrikios.

Muttergottes, hilf Herakleios patrikios.

Θεοτόκε βοήθηση τον Ηράκλειο πατρίκιο.

The issuer[1] was probably the brother of emperor Tiberios III Apsimaros and was appointed by him as commander-in-chief (monostrategos) of Asia Minor. He was captured and hanged after the return of Iustinianos II.

[1]. [...], 2561 ; see also [...], 2560 and 2558 .

(1) Marmaris Museum, no. 35.6.94 – [...], p. 351-352, no. 5 ;

(2) Triton, Auction XI (8–9 January 2008), lot 1129, from the Robert E. Hecht Collection (= [...], p. 188, no. 1129 );

from different boulloteria: (3) Fogg 1421 (Zacos Collection) – [...], no. 849a , mentioned in [...], p. 351, note 33 and [...], p. 21, note 66 ;

(4) DO BZS.1955.1.1997 (Zacos Collection) – [...], no. 849b ; [...], BZS.1955.1.1997 ;

(5) (6) Bergama Museum nos. 2.7.99 and 5.7.99 – [...], p. 21-23, nos. 11 and 12 ;

(7) Münz Zentrum, Auction 142 (9–10 January 2008), lot 541; Münz Zentrum, Auction 138-139 (4–6 July 2007), lot 463 (= [...], p. 174, no. 463 ); Schenk-Behrens Nachf., Auction 87 (20 February 2004), lot 530 (= [...], p. 193, no. 530 ); Dr. Busso Peus, Auction 376 (29–30 October 2003), lot 1315 (= [...], p. 182, no. 1315 );

(8) Obolos by Nomos, Web Auction 14 (15 December 2019), lot 652;

(9) Münzen Auktion Essen (Schenk-Behrens), stock list no. 7 (January 2001), lot 322; Münz Zentrum, Auction 107 (30 May – 1 June 2001), lot 277; Hirsch, Auction 209 (3–5 Mai 2000), lot 696;

(10) DO BZS.1958.106.2343 – [...], BZS.1958.106.2343 ;

(11) Körner Collection (Linz, Austria), no. 10 – unpublished, mentioned in [...], p. 351 and [...], p. 21, note 68 .