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Epiphanios Kamateros, proedros and eparchos (eleventh/twelfth century)

 
 
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Obverse

Standing figure of the Mother of God holding Christ before her. Sigla: ΡΘΥ̅: [Μ(ήτη)]ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Inscription in two columns: ΚΥ|ΤΙΣ|ΣΑ : ἡ Κυ[ρι]ώτισσα. Border of dots.

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Reverse

Inscription in six lines with a decoration above. Border of dots.

  
ΕΠΑΡΧΟΣ
ΚΣΠΡΟ
ΔΡΟΣΠΑΡ
ΕΝΕΕΠΙΦΑ
ΟΣΚΑΜΑ
ΡΟΣΟΝ

ἔπαρχος [ἐ]κ σοῦ (καὶ) πρό[ε]δρος, Παρ[θ]ένε, Ἐπιφά[νι]ος Καμα[τη]ρὸς ὅν [σκέποις]

Obverse

Standing figure of the Mother of God holding Christ before her. Sigla: ΡΘΥ̅: [Μ(ήτη)]ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Inscription in two columns: ΚΥ|ΤΙΣ|ΣΑ : ἡ Κυ[ρι]ώτισσα. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription in six lines with a decoration above. Border of dots.

  
ΕΠΑΡΧΟΣ
ΚΣΠΡΟ
ΔΡΟΣΠΑΡ
ΕΝΕΕΠΙΦΑ
ΟΣΚΑΜΑ
ΡΟΣΟΝ

ἔπαρχος [ἐ]κ σοῦ (καὶ) πρό[ε]δρος, Παρ[θ]ένε, Ἐπιφά[νι]ος Καμα[τη]ρὸς ὅν [σκέποις]

Accession number BZS.1955.1.3864
Diameter 25.0 mm
Previous Editions

Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 754. See also Laurent, Bulles métriques, no. 130. 

Translation

ἔπαρχος ἐκ σοῦ καὶ πρόεδρος, Παρθένε, Ἐπιφάνιος Καματηρὸς ὅν σκέποις.

It is by your grace, Virgin, that Epiphanios Kamateros is eparch and proedros, and may you protect him.

Commentary

Dodecasyllabic. Parallels to this seal are preserved in Athens and at the Hermitage. Jordanov (Corpus II, p.171) lists several other groups of seals bearing the name of Epiphanios Kamateros, which may have belonged to the same individual.

Bibliography

  • Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
  • Les bulles métriques dans la sigillographie byzantine (Open in Zotero)
  • Corpus of Byzantine Seals from Bulgaria (Open in Zotero)
  • Die byzantinischen Bleisiegel mit Familiennamen aus der Sammlung des Numismatischen Museums Athen (Open in Zotero)
  • Molivdovuly grečeskogo Vostoka (Open in Zotero)