Constantine vestarches, katepano of Melitene and anagrapheus (eleventh century)
Obverse
St. Demetrios standing, holding a spear in his right hand and a shield, both resting on the ground. Vertical inscription: ο|α|γι|ο.-..|..|τρ|ιο : Ὁ ἅ(γιο[ς Δημή]τριο(ς). Border of tight dots.
Reverse
Inscription of at least six lines, followed by an ornament. Border of tight dots.
......
......σ
.αρχ,κατε
παν,μελιτη
νησSανα
.ραφεα
– –
[Κύριε βοήθει Κωνσταντίνῳ βε]σϖτ[άρχ(ῃ), κατεπάν(ω) Μελιτηνῆς (καὶ) ἀνα[γ]ραφέα
Obverse
St. Demetrios standing, holding a spear in his right hand and a shield, both resting on the ground. Vertical inscription: ο|α|γι|ο.-..|..|τρ|ιο : Ὁ ἅ(γιο[ς Δημή]τριο(ς). Border of tight dots.
Reverse
Inscription of at least six lines, followed by an ornament. Border of tight dots.
......
......σ
.αρχ,κατε
παν,μελιτη
νησSανα
.ραφεα
– –
[Κύριε βοήθει Κωνσταντίνῳ βε]σϖτ[άρχ(ῃ), κατεπάν(ω) Μελιτηνῆς (καὶ) ἀνα[γ]ραφέα
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3817 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 29.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 68.5. A better preserved specimen from the same boulloterion is published in Zacos, Seals II, no. 438, and by J.–C. Cheynet, in Spink Auction 127 (7 Oct. 1998), no. 60. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Κωνσταντίνῳ βεσϖτάρχῃ, κατεπάνω Μελιτηνῆς καὶ ἀναγραφέα.
Lord, help Constantine, vestarches, katepano of Melitene, and anagrapheus.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
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- Crown Lands and the Defence of Imperial Authority in the Tenth and Eleventh Centuries (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Hierarchia Ecclesiastica Orientalis: Series episcoporum ecclesiarum christianarum orientalium (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine seals: from the collection of George Zacos (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The restoration of the inscription is based on the better preserved Zacos specimen.