Constantine Chamas, kouropalates (eleventh century)
Obverse
St George standing, with a spear in his right hand and a shield against his left side. Faint sigla to either side: γ.|̣.|..|ο. : ὁ ἅγιος Γ[ε]ώ[ργι]ο[ς]. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Indeterminate border.
Κ̅Ν
ΧΑΜ,ΚΡ
ΑΠΑΛΑΤ,ΣΚΕ
...Τ,ΑΓΙ
ΡΓΙ
Κων(σταντίνου) [τοῦ] Χαμ(ᾶ) κουρ[οπ]αλάτ(ου) σκέ[π(οις) σὺ μάρ]τ(υς) ἄγι[ε Γεώ]ργι(ε)
Obverse
St George standing, with a spear in his right hand and a shield against his left side. Faint sigla to either side: γ.|̣.|..|ο. : ὁ ἅγιος Γ[ε]ώ[ργι]ο[ς]. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Indeterminate border.
Κ̅Ν
ΧΑΜ,ΚΡ
ΑΠΑΛΑΤ,ΣΚΕ
...Τ,ΑΓΙ
ΡΓΙ
Κων(σταντίνου) [τοῦ] Χαμ(ᾶ) κουρ[οπ]αλάτ(ου) σκέ[π(οις) σὺ μάρ]τ(υς) ἄγι[ε Γεώ]ργι(ε)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1146 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 18.0 mm |
| Condition | Chipped and corroded. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κωνσταντίνου τοῦ Χαμᾶ κουροπαλάτου σκέποις σὺ μάρτυς ἄγιε Γεώργιε.
St George, martyr, may you protect Constantine Chamas, kouropalates.
Commentary
The inscription forms two twelve-syllable verses, although the accent falls on the antepenult at the end of the second verse. This inscription should be added to the corpus of metrical seals compiled by Wassiliou-Seibt.