Sigilii dobrogene inedite. I

Abstract

The author presents three Byzantine lead seals and three blank seals discovered in Dobroudja (Paristrion, see Pl. 1) as follows: 1) the seal of the emperor Mauricius Tiberius (582–602) found at Valul lui Traian (Constanţa county); 2) the seal of the north Pontic town of Cherson (6th–7th c.) found at Noviodunum (Isaccea, Tulcea county); 3) the seal of John Davatinos, primikerios (first half of the 11th c.) found at Beidaud-Altîn Tepe (Tulcea county); 4) three blank seals (11th–12th c.) found at Noviodunum (Isaccea, Tulcea county).

Keywords: Dobroudja, Byzantine, seals, Mauricius, Davatinos, Paristrion, Noviodunum, Cherson.