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Euprepios spatharokandidatos and grand kommerkiarios of the West (tenth/eleventh centuries)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of the Virgin holding medallion of Christ before her. Sigla with tongues of fire above: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Along the upper circumference, inscription. Border of dots.

θκεοηθ,τσ

Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθ(ει) τῷ σ[ῷ δούλῳ]

Reverse

Inscription in five lines. Border of dots.

ευπρε
.ισπαθˋ
.ανˋSμε
.αλˋκμερ
.ιαριοδι
σεσ

Εὐπρε[π]ίῳ σπαθ(αρο)κανδ(ι)δ(άτῳ) (καὶ) με[γ]άλ(ῳ) κουμερ[κ]ιαρίο Δίσεως

Obverse

Bust of the Virgin holding medallion of Christ before her. Sigla with tongues of fire above: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Along the upper circumference, inscription. Border of dots.

θκεοηθ,τσ

Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθ(ει) τῷ σ[ῷ δούλῳ]

Reverse

Inscription in five lines. Border of dots.

ευπρε
.ισπαθˋ
.ανˋSμε
.αλˋκμερ
.ιαριοδι
σεσ

Εὐπρε[π]ίῳ σπαθ(αρο)κανδ(ι)δ(άτῳ) (καὶ) με[γ]άλ(ῳ) κουμερ[κ]ιαρίο Δίσεως

Accession number BZS.1951.31.5.1754
Diameter 25.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 1, no. 1.24b.

Translation

Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Εὐπρεπίῳ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ μεγάλῳ κουμερκιαρίῳ Δύσεως.

Theotokos, help your servant Euprepios spatharokandidatos and grand kommerkiarios of the West.

Commentary

From the same boulloterion as BZS 1951.31.5.1746; the readings have been combined.

Bibliography

  • Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea (Open in Zotero)
  • Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)