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Epiphanios Kamateros (eleventh/twelfth century

 
 

Obverse

Bust of the Mother of God orans, with the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: μρ̅θυ̅ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.

επι
φανιο.
καμα,τ,.
ογρα.

Ἐπιφάνιο[ς] Καματ(η)[ρ(ὸς)] ὁ γρά[φ(ων)]

Obverse

Bust of the Mother of God orans, with the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: μρ̅θυ̅ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.

επι
φανιο.
καμα,τ,.
ογρα.

Ἐπιφάνιο[ς] Καματ(η)[ρ(ὸς)] ὁ γρά[φ(ων)]

Accession number BZS.1947.2.1033
Diameter 18.0 mm
Previous Editions

Laurent, Bulles métriques, no. 622. Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 792. See also PBW: Epiphanios 20107.

Translation

Ἐπιφάνιος Καματηρὸς ὁ γράφων.

Epiphanios Kamateros is the one who wrote this.

Commentary

Note the superfluous abbreviation mark after the A in the third line of the reverse.

Bibliography

  • Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
  • Les bulles métriques dans la sigillographie byzantine (Open in Zotero)