Alexios Apimpithioum (twelfth century)
Obverse
St. George, standing full length, holding a spear in his right hand and resting his left hand on a shield set on the ground. On either side, an inscription in columns: Ο||ΓΙ|Ο|ΣΓ|Ε|Ρ|ΓΙ|Ο,. Ὁ ἅγιος Γεώργιο(ς). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
ΣΦΡ,ΓΙΣ
ΑΛΕΙΟΥ
ΤΟΥΑΠΙΜ
ΠΙΘΙΜ
Σφρ(α)γὶς Ἀλεξίου τοῦ Ἀπιμπιθιοὐμ
Obverse
St. George, standing full length, holding a spear in his right hand and resting his left hand on a shield set on the ground. On either side, an inscription in columns: Ο||ΓΙ|Ο|ΣΓ|Ε|Ρ|ΓΙ|Ο,. Ὁ ἅγιος Γεώργιο(ς). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
ΣΦΡ,ΓΙΣ
ΑΛΕΙΟΥ
ΤΟΥΑΠΙΜ
ΠΙΘΙΜ
Σφρ(α)γὶς Ἀλεξίου τοῦ Ἀπιμπιθιοὐμ
| Accession number | BZS 1955.1.3979 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 31.0 mm; field: 20.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Seibt-Nesbitt, "Odd surnames," no. 8 (mistakenly identified as Fogg 3979). See also Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2334. |
Translation
Σφραγὶς Ἀλεξίου τοῦ Ἀπιμπιθιοὐμ.
The seal of Alexios Apimpithioum.
Bibliography
- Odd Surnames beginning with Alpha. A Selection of Examples of Byzantine Seals in the Harvard Collections (Open in Zotero)
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
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