Marinos Maniakopolos, protokouropalates (twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of St. George holding a spear in his right hand. Other details unclear. Epigraphy visible on the left: |γε|ο : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γεό[ργιος]. Along the circumference, an inscription beginning at twelve o'clock. Border of dots.
Ο̣Σ̣Μ̣̣Ν̣Ι̣̣κοπλοσεπΝ̣Υ̣Μ̣Ι̣̣
ὃς Μανιακόπωλος ἐπωνυμίᾳ
Obverse
Bust of St. George holding a spear in his right hand. Other details unclear. Epigraphy visible on the left: |γε|ο : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γεό[ργιος]. Along the circumference, an inscription beginning at twelve o'clock. Border of dots.
Ο̣Σ̣Μ̣̣Ν̣Ι̣̣κοπλοσεπΝ̣Υ̣Μ̣Ι̣̣
ὃς Μανιακόπωλος ἐπωνυμίᾳ
Reverse
Inscription of six lines ending in a decoration. Decoration below. Border of dots.
...Ν̣λογ.
ρσ.ιπρ
...στμριν̣
λητκυροι.
..τοκουρο
Π̣λτου
[νοῦ]ν, λόγ[ους, γ]ραφὰς [κ]αὶ πρ[άξει]ς τοῦ Μαρίνου, [ἀθ]λητά, κυροῖ[ς πρ]ωτοκουροπαλάτου
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.778 |
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Diameter | 30.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 1539. See also PBW : Marinos 20102. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Νοῦν, λόγους, γραφὰς καὶ πράξεις τοῦ Μαρίνου, ἀθλητά, κυροῖς πρωτοκουροπαλάτου ὃς Μανιακόπωλος ἐπωνυμίᾳ.
Champion, may you validate the spirit, documents, letters, and acts of the protokouropalates Marinos who goes by the surname Maniakopolos.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The rarely attested name Maniakopolos (or Maniakopoulos, here Μανιακόπωλος) seems to be a variant of the better known Maniakes ("son of Maniakes").
Note that the circular inscription on the obverse completes the metrical verse which begins on the reverse.