Constantine Kamytzes (twelfth century, first half)
Obverse
St George standing with a spear and a shield. Traces of sigla on either side: Ο|Α||.|..|.|.|Ρ|. : ὁ ἅγι[ος Γεώ]ρ[γ(ιος)]. No border visible.
Obverse
St George standing with a spear and a shield. Traces of sigla on either side: Ο|Α||.|..|.|.|Ρ|. : ὁ ἅγι[ος Γεώ]ρ[γ(ιος)]. No border visible.
Reverse
Inscription in three lines. Indeterminate border.
ΚΕΟΗ
ΕΙΚ̅ΝΤ
ΚΑΜΊ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοή[θ]ει Κων(σταντίνῳ) τ[ῷ] Καμίτζῃ
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.1777 |
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Diameter | 17.0 mm |
Previous Editions | See Andreas Gkoutzioukostas and Alexandra-Kyriaki Wassiliou-Seibt, "The origin and the members of the Kamytzes family: A contribution to Byzantine prosopography," DOP 72 (2018), 172. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Κωνσταντίνῳ τῷ Καμίτζῃ.
Lord, help Constantine Kamytzes.
Bibliography
- Corpus of Byzantine Seals from Bulgaria (Open in Zotero)
- Die byzantinischen Bleisiegel in Österreich, Vol. 1, Kaiserhof (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Several other seals in the Dumbarton Oaks and Fogg collections bear the name Constantine Kamytzes and might be related to this specimen. Cf. Jordanov, Corpus II, p. 177; Seibt, Die byzantinischen Bleisiegel in Österreich, p. 313; see also PBW : Konstantinos 20111.