Michael vestes, judge and katepano of Cyprus (eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription of four lines followed by decoration. Border of dots.
ΚΕ
ΟΗΘΕΙ
ΜΙΧΑΗΛ
ΕΣΤΗ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει Μιχαὴλ βέστῃ
Obverse
Inscription of four lines followed by decoration. Border of dots.
ΚΕ
ΟΗΘΕΙ
ΜΙΧΑΗΛ
ΕΣΤΗ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει Μιχαὴλ βέστῃ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines with the final four letters flanked by pellets and decoration above and below. Border of dots.
ΚΡΙΤΗ
ΚΑΙΚΑΤΕ
ΠΑΝΚΥ
ΠΡΟΥ
κριτῇ καὶ κατεπάνω Κύπρου
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.66 |
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Diameter | 20.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 38.9b. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Μιχαὴλ βέστῃ, κριτῇ καὶ κατεπάνω Κύπρου.
Lord, help Michael vestes, judge and katepano of Cyprus.
Bibliography
- Sigillographie de l’Empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Sfragistika (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Le Synodikon de l’orthodoxie: Édition et commentaire (Open in Zotero)
- Die byzantinische Armee im 10. und 11. Jahrhundert: Studien zur Organisation der Tagmata (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
This seal has been edited jointly with its better preserved counterpart from the same boulloterion: BZS 1955.1.2069.