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,-τσδλ,
Θ(εοτόκ)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
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,-τσδλ,
Θ(εοτόκ)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of six lines, decorations above and below. Border of dots.
- + -
συ.εν
Rεσταρχη
κενσρ,και
κριτ,καα
δοκιαστ
ραν
- -
Συ[μ]εὼν βεστάρχῃ, κένσωρ(ι) καὶ κριτ(ῇ) Καππαδοκίας τῷ Οὐρανῷ
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1272 |
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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.
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)
Commentary
We know a contemporary seal issued by the judge Symeon Ouranos (linked to this entry). See also PBW : Symeon 21027.