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Epiphanios imperial spatharios and tourmarches of Hellas (ninth century)

 
 

Obverse

Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the four quarters: ΤΣ|ΔΛ. No visible border.

Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ

Reverse

Inscription of four lines. No visible border.

ΕΠΗΦΝ
Ι/ΣΠΘ/
ΤΡΜΡ
Χ/ΕΛΔ/

Ἐπηφανίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ τουρμάρχ Ἑλάδος

Obverse

Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the four quarters: ΤΣ|ΔΛ. No visible border.

Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ

Reverse

Inscription of four lines. No visible border.

ΕΠΗΦΝ
Ι/ΣΠΘ/
ΤΡΜΡ
Χ/ΕΛΔ/

Ἐπηφανίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ τουρμάρχ Ἑλάδος

Accession number BZS.1958.106.4204
Diameter 29.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 2, no. 8.61b.
Zacos-Veglery, no. 1876b.

Translation

Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ  Ἐπηφανίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ τουρμάρχῃ Ἑλάδος.

Mother of God, help your servant Epiphanios imperial spatharios and tourmarch of Hellas.

Commentary

For a discussion of this seal and its owner, see the commentary to BZS 1958.106.3640.

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