Anonymous hypertimos (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Indistinct bust of the Mother of God with the medallion or Child before her. Sigla: μ̅θ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
ουλον
.ονυπερτ.
μοναχρα.
τεσκε.
.ισ
Δοῦλον σὸν ὑπέρτιμον, Ἄχραντε, σκέποις
Obverse
Indistinct bust of the Mother of God with the medallion or Child before her. Sigla: μ̅θ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
ουλον
.ονυπερτ.
μοναχρα.
τεσκε.
.ισ
Δοῦλον σὸν ὑπέρτιμον, Ἄχραντε, σκέποις
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3008 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 26.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 664. |
Translation
Δοῦλον σὸν ὑπέρτιμον, Ἄχραντε, σκέποις.
Immaculate One, may you protect your servant the hypertimos.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The title hypertimos was created for Michael Psellos about the year 1056 and was afterwards bestowed upon a limited number of ecclesiastical officials, as the unnamed owner of this seal will likely have been. See Laurent, Corpus V/1, 161ff.