Sisinnios dioiketes of Hypaipa (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: τ-σ|δ-λ. Indeterminate border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Indeterminate border:
σισιν
νιδιοι
κητηυπε
πν
Σισιννίῳ διοικητῇ Ὑπέπων
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: τ-σ|δ-λ. Indeterminate border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Indeterminate border:
σισιν
νιδιοι
κητηυπε
πν
Σισιννίῳ διοικητῇ Ὑπέπων
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.1152 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 26.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 16.1. Zacos-Veglery, no. 2365. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Σισιννίῳ διοικητῇ Ὑπέπων.
Mother of God, help your servant Sisinnios, dioiketes of Hypaipa.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 3: West, Northwest, and Central Asia Minor and the Orient (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Hypaipa (modern Dabbey, near Ödemis, along the Küçük Menderes) was an ancient city and a bishopric. The seal published here shows that it also served as a tax collecting center in the ninth century. See RE 9 (1916) 195-96; Laurent, Corpus V/1, 185.