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George hypatos (eleventh century)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of St. Demetrios holding a spear and shield. Sigla: |δ|ιμ|ι : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Διμί(τριος). Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.

γρ
φσφρ
γι,υπ
τ,γερ
γ,

γραφὰς <σ>φραγίζ(ω) ὑπάτ(ου) Γεωργ(ίου)

Obverse

Bust of St. Demetrios holding a spear and shield. Sigla: |δ|ιμ|ι : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Διμί(τριος). Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.

γρ
φσφρ
γι,υπ
τ,γερ
γ,

γραφὰς <σ>φραγίζ(ω) ὑπάτ(ου) Γεωργ(ίου)

Accession number BZS.1951.31.5.18
Diameter 16.0 mm; field: 12.0 mm
Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore.

Translation

γραφὰς σφραγίζω ὑπάτου Γεωργίου.

I seal the letters of the hypatos George.

Commentary

This metrical inscription should be added to the corpus assembled by Wassiliou-Seibt.

Bibliography

  • Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)