Epiphanios imperial spatharokandidatos and dioiketes of Dekapolis (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on three step (X at crossing of lower bar) with fleurons rising above the first arm. In the upper field, a decoration at left and right. Circular inscription along a border of dots.
ΚΕΟΗΘΕΙΤΣ.Λ,
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δ[ού]λ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΕΠΙΦ
ΝΙˊΣΠΘ,
Ρ,ΚΝˊSΙ
.ΚΙΤ,ΕΚ
ΠΟΛ
Ἐπιφανίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθ(α)ρ(ο)κανδ(ιδάτῳ) (καὶ) δι[υ]κιτ(ῇ) Δεκαπόλ(εως)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on three step (X at crossing of lower bar) with fleurons rising above the first arm. In the upper field, a decoration at left and right. Circular inscription along a border of dots.
ΚΕΟΗΘΕΙΤΣ.Λ,
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δ[ού]λ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΕΠΙΦ
ΝΙˊΣΠΘ,
Ρ,ΚΝˊSΙ
.ΚΙΤ,ΕΚ
ΠΟΛ
Ἐπιφανίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθ(α)ρ(ο)κανδ(ιδάτῳ) (καὶ) δι[υ]κιτ(ῇ) Δεκαπόλ(εως)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.982 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 27.0 mm; field: 19.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 5 no. 7.2b |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἐπιφανίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ διυκιτῇ Δεκαπόλεως.
Lord, help your servant Epiphanios imperial spatharokandidatos and dioiketes of Dekapolis.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 5: The East (continued), Constantinople and Environs, Unknown Locations, Addenda, Uncertain Readings (Open in Zotero)
- Catalogue of Seals in the Department of Manuscripts in the British Museum (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Another seal of a dioiketes of Dekapolis, of an earlier date, is published by Birch, no. 17,619.