Demetrios Alopos, protoproedros (twelfth century)
Obverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
ΚΕ̅Ο
ΗΘΕΙΔΗ
ΜΗΤΡΙ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει Δημητρίῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
ΑΠ...
ΔΡΤ
ΑΛ̣Π̣
̣
(πρωτο)π[ροέ]δρῳ τῷ Ἀλουπῷ
Obverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
ΚΕ̅Ο
ΗΘΕΙΔΗ
ΜΗΤΡΙ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει Δημητρίῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
ΑΠ...
ΔΡΤ
ΑΛ̣Π̣
̣
(πρωτο)π[ροέ]δρῳ τῷ Ἀλουπῷ
| Accession number | BZS.1947.2.986 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 19.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Noted by John Cotsonis in "The Virgin Lysiponos ("The Deliverer from Pain") on a Byzantine lead seal and the transformation of a Marian epithet," Byzantion 87 (2017), 168. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Δημητρίῳ πρωτοπροέδρῳ τῷ Ἀλουπῷ.
Lord, help Demetrios Aloupos, protoproedros.
Commentary
The family name given here, Aloupos, appears to be a variant of the more commonly found Alopos.