George hypatos (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Demetrios holding a spear and shield. Sigla: |δ|ιμ|ι : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Διμί(τριος). Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. Demetrios holding a spear and shield. Sigla: |δ|ιμ|ι : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Διμί(τριος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
γρ
φσφρ
γι,υπ
τ,γερ
γ,
γραφὰς <σ>φραγίζ(ω) ὑπάτ(ου) Γεωργ(ίου)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.18 |
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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.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
This metrical inscription should be added to the corpus assembled by Wassiliou-Seibt.