Euprepios spatharokandidatos and grand kommerkiarios of the West (tenth/eleventh centuries)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding medallion of Christ before her. Sigla with tongues of fire above: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Along the upper circumference, inscription. Border of dots.
θκεοηθ,τσ
Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθ(ει) τῷ σ[ῷ δούλῳ]
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding medallion of Christ before her. Sigla with tongues of fire above: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Along the upper circumference, inscription. Border of dots.
θκεοηθ,τσ
Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθ(ει) τῷ σ[ῷ δούλῳ]
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Border of dots.
ευπρε
.ισπαθˋ
.ανˋSμε
.αλˋκμερ
.ιαριοδι
σεσ
Εὐπρε[π]ίῳ σπαθ(αρο)κανδ(ι)δ(άτῳ) (καὶ) με[γ]άλ(ῳ) κουμερ[κ]ιαρίο Δίσεως
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1754 |
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Diameter | 25.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 1.24b. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Εὐπρεπίῳ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ μεγάλῳ κουμερκιαρίῳ Δύσεως.
Theotokos, help your servant Euprepios spatharokandidatos and grand kommerkiarios of the West.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
From the same boulloterion as BZS 1951.31.5.1746; the readings have been combined.