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Epiphanios Kamateros (eleventh/twelfth century)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of the Mother of God orans with the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ̅θυ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of four lines, a decoration above (and presumably below). Border of dots.


επι
φανιοσ
καμα

ογρα

Ἐπιφάνιος Καματ(η)ρ(ὸς) ὁ γρά[φ(ων)]

Obverse

Bust of the Mother of God orans with the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ̅θυ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of four lines, a decoration above (and presumably below). Border of dots.


επι
φανιοσ
καμα

ογρα

Ἐπιφάνιος Καματ(η)ρ(ὸς) ὁ γρά[φ(ων)]

Accession number BZS.1958.106.3688
Diameter 20.0 mm
Previous Editions

Laurent, Bulles métriques, no. 622; cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 792.

Translation

Ἐπιφάνιος Καματηρὸς ὁ γράφων.

Epiphanios Kamateros is the one who wrote this.

Commentary

Note the superfluous abbreviation mark after the A in the third line of the reverse.

Bibliography

  • Les bulles métriques dans la sigillographie byzantine (Open in Zotero)
  • Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)