Demetrios Alopos, proedros (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
Θ̣ΚΕ,Θ,
.ΣΔ̣,
.Η̣ΜΗΤΡΙ
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) [τ]ῷ σῷ δού(λῳ) [Δ]ημητρίῳ
Reverse
Inscription of three lines, a decoration below. Border of dots.
ΠΡΟ.
ΔΡΟΤ̣
ΑΛΠ.
προ[έ]δρο τῷ Ἀλουπ[ῷ]
Obverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
Θ̣ΚΕ,Θ,
.ΣΔ̣,
.Η̣ΜΗΤΡΙ
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) [τ]ῷ σῷ δού(λῳ) [Δ]ημητρίῳ
Reverse
Inscription of three lines, a decoration below. Border of dots.
ΠΡΟ.
ΔΡΟΤ̣
ΑΛΠ.
προ[έ]δρο τῷ Ἀλουπ[ῷ]
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2276 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Noted by John Cotsonis in "The Virgin Lysiponos ("The Deliverer from Pain") on a Byzantine lead seal and the transformation of a Marian epithet," Byzantion 87 (2017), 168. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Δημητρίῳ προέδρο τῷ Ἀλουπῷ.
Mother of God, help your servant Demetrios Aloupos, proedros.
Commentary
We take the family name given here, Ἀλουπός, as a variant of Alopos.