Bardas Kamateros (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God. Sigla:Μ̅Θ̅: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Border of dots.
ΘΚΕΘ,
ΤΣΛ,
ΑΡΑΤ
ΚΑΜΑΤ
Ρ
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Βάρδᾳ τῷ Καματηρῷ
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.3071 |
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Diameter | 20.0 mm |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Βάρδᾳ τῷ Καματηρῷ.
Mother of God, help your servant Bardas Kamateros.
Bibliography
- Corpus of Byzantine Seals from Bulgaria (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Jordanov (Corpus II, p. 173) lists other known seals of the representatives of the family Kamateros, to which the owner of this specimen likely belonged.