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Symeon Ouranos, vestarches, kensor and judge of Cappadocia (eleventh century)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of the Virgin holding a medallion of Christ before her. Sigla on either side: -θ̅υ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Circular inscription within a border of dots:

+θκεR,ι,-τσδλ,

Θ(εοτόκ)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)

Reverse

Inscription of six lines, decorations above and below. Border of dots.

- + -
συ.εν
Rεσταρχη
κενσρ,και
κριτ,καα
δοκιαστ
ραν
- -

Συ[μ]εὼν βεστάρχῃ, κένσωρ(ι) καὶ κριτ(ῇ) Καππαδοκίας τῷ Οὐρανῷ

Obverse

Bust of the Virgin holding a medallion of Christ before her. Sigla on either side: -θ̅υ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Circular inscription within a border of dots:

+θκεR,ι,-τσδλ,

Θ(εοτόκ)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)

Reverse

Inscription of six lines, decorations above and below. Border of dots.

- + -
συ.εν
Rεσταρχη
κενσρ,και
κριτ,καα
δοκιαστ
ραν
- -

Συ[μ]εὼν βεστάρχῃ, κένσωρ(ι) καὶ κριτ(ῇ) Καππαδοκίας τῷ Οὐρανῷ

Accession number BZS.1951.31.5.1272
Diameter 32.0 mm; field: 26.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 4, no. 43.4.

Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore.

Translation

Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Συμμεὼν βεστάρχῃ, κένσωρι καὶ κριτῇ Καππαδοκίας τῷ Οὐρανῷ.

Mother of God, help your servant Symeon Ouranos, vestarches, kensor, and judge of Cappadocia.

Commentary

We know a contemporary seal issued by the judge Symeon Ouranos (linked to this entry). See also PBW : Symeon 21027.

Bibliography

  • Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
  • De Administrando Imperio (Open in Zotero)
  • Ermitažnye pečati Filareta Vrahamija (Open in Zotero)
  • Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
  • Kappadokien (Kappadokia, Charsianon, Sebasteia und Lykandos) (Open in Zotero)
  • Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας (Open in Zotero)