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Demeterios Kab..ikas (?) (eleventh century)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of the Mother of God. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μήτηρ Θεο. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription in four lines. Border of dots.

ΘΚ̅ΕΘ,
..ΤΡΙ.
ΤΟΚ,
.ΙΚ

Θεοτόκε βοήθει Δημητρί το Καβ..ικα.

Obverse

Bust of the Mother of God. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μήτηρ Θεο. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription in four lines. Border of dots.

ΘΚ̅ΕΘ,
..ΤΡΙ.
ΤΟΚ,
.ΙΚ

Θεοτόκε βοήθει Δημητρί το Καβ..ικα.

Accession number BZS.1955.1.3097
Diameter 23.0 mm; field: 19.0 mm

Translation

Θεοτόκε βοήθει Δημητρίῳ το Καβ..ικα.

Mother of God, help Demetrios Kab..ikas.

Commentary

It is very difficult to reconstruct the name on this seal given its poor condition and the absence of better preserved parallels. The name appears to have been abbreviated, and it is not clear how many letters need to be supplied.