Himerios Solomon protospatharios, judge of the Hippdrome, and mystolektes (eleventh century, second half)
Obverse
Bust of a beardless military saint, likely St George (who appears on another seal of the same owner). No inscription or border visible.
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines. No border visible.
.ΜΕΡ,.
Σ̣ΠΑΘ,ΚΡ,Τ̣,
Ε̣ΠΙΤ,ΙΠΠΟ
Δ̣ΡΟΜ,ΜΥ̣
..ΟΛΕ..
.ΣΟΛ̣.
Μ,
[Ἱ]μερ(ίῳ) [(πρωτο)]σπαθ(αρίῳ) κρ(ι)τ(ῇ) ἐπὶ τ(οῦ) Ἱπποδρόμ(ου) (καὶ) μυ[στ]ολέ[κτ(ῃ) τ(ῷ)] Σολ[ο]μ(ῶντι)
Obverse
Bust of a beardless military saint, likely St George (who appears on another seal of the same owner). No inscription or border visible.
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines. No border visible.
.ΜΕΡ,.
Σ̣ΠΑΘ,ΚΡ,Τ̣,
Ε̣ΠΙΤ,ΙΠΠΟ
Δ̣ΡΟΜ,ΜΥ̣
..ΟΛΕ..
.ΣΟΛ̣.
Μ,
[Ἱ]μερ(ίῳ) [(πρωτο)]σπαθ(αρίῳ) κρ(ι)τ(ῇ) ἐπὶ τ(οῦ) Ἱπποδρόμ(ου) (καὶ) μυ[στ]ολέ[κτ(ῃ) τ(ῷ)] Σολ[ο]μ(ῶντι)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.244 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Ἱμερίῳ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ κριτῇ ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἱπποδρόμου καὶ μυστολέκτῃ τῷ Σολομῶντι.
Himerios Solomon, protospatharios, judge of the Hippodrome, and mystolektes.
Commentary
See PBW: Himerios 12101 (listing editions of other seals of this man at different stages of his career).