Watch List notes:

Theophanes, imperial spatharios and genikos logothetes, circa 750-850. Seal (Lead, 37 mm, 19.87 g, 12 h). Cruciform monogram ΘEOTOKЄ BOHΘЄI; in quadrants, Tω - Cω / [Δ]૪-Λω. Rev. ΘЄOΦA/NH B' CΠAΘ' S / ΓЄNNIK' ΛO/ΓOΘЄ[T'] in four lines. Cf. DO 1958.106.2010 (published online) for a seal of perhaps the same individual, but with the higher dignity of patrikios. Minor breaks along the channel, otherwise, good very fine.


The general logothetes was a high ranking beaurocrat in charge of the genikon logothesion, the Byzantine fiscal ministry, and responsible for land assessment and taxation.