Demetrios dishypatos (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Demetrios holding the martyr's cross. Columnar sigla on either side (the engraver mistakenly reversed the order): M|IΔ|Η : Δημί(τριος). Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Indeterminate border.
ΣΦΡΑΓ,
ΔΗΜΙΤΡ,
Δ̣ΙΣΥΠΑ
.̣ν̣υ̣κ̣
σ̣ο̣λ̣
σφραγ(ὶς) Δημιτρ(ίου) δισυπά[τ]ου ...
Obverse
Bust of St. Demetrios holding the martyr's cross. Columnar sigla on either side (the engraver mistakenly reversed the order): M|IΔ|Η : Δημί(τριος). Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Indeterminate border.
ΣΦΡΑΓ,
ΔΗΜΙΤΡ,
Δ̣ΙΣΥΠΑ
.̣ν̣υ̣κ̣
σ̣ο̣λ̣
σφραγ(ὶς) Δημιτρ(ίου) δισυπά[τ]ου ...
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2974 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 17.0 mm |
| Condition | Quite worn. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
σφραγὶς Δημιτρίου δισυπάτου ...
Seal of Demetrios, dishypatos ...
Commentary
The last letters of the reverse inscription are not clear.