Stephanos monk and hegoumenos of Kamia (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Michael holding a scepter in his right hand and a globus in his left hand. Inscription at left and right: μ-χ : Μ(ι)χ(αήλ). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, preceded and followed by a decoration. Border of dots.
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+κ̅εRθ,
στεφαν,
.χ̅Sηγ
μενκα
μιασ
– –
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Στεφάν(ῳ) [μ(ονα)]χ(ῷ) (καὶ) ἡγουμέν(ῳ) Καμίας.
Obverse
Bust of St. Michael holding a scepter in his right hand and a globus in his left hand. Inscription at left and right: μ-χ : Μ(ι)χ(αήλ). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, preceded and followed by a decoration. Border of dots.
– –
+κ̅εRθ,
στεφαν,
.χ̅Sηγ
μενκα
μιασ
– –
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Στεφάν(ῳ) [μ(ονα)]χ(ῷ) (καὶ) ἡγουμέν(ῳ) Καμίας.
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4784 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 27.0 mm; field: 24.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 64.2. Laurent, Corpus V/3, no. 1947 (incomplete reading). |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Στεφάνῳ μοναχῷ καὶ ἡγουμένῳ Καμίας.
Lord, help Stephanos, monk and hegoumenos of Kamia.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- L’organisation de la frontière orientale de Byzance aux Xe-XIe siècles et Le Taktikon de l’Escorial (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Kama (Κάμα), which could be identical to the Paulician fortress of Κάμεια, is attested as the seat of a strategos in the Escorial Taktikon, but its exact location remains uncertain. It is most probably to be identified with the village of Kaman lying south of Derzene in the region of Mananali. It possessed also a monastery. See Oikonomides, Listes, 267, 360; and “Organisation,” 292.