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Gregory Kamateros (eleventh century)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of the Mother of God with the medallion of Christ. Sigla: ..ΘΥ̅: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription in four lines. Border of dots.

ΘΚΕΘ
ΓΡΙΓΟΡΙ
ΤΚΑΜΑ
ΤΗΡ

Θεοτόκε βοήθει Γριγορίῳ τῷ Καματηρῷ

Obverse

Bust of the Mother of God with the medallion of Christ. Sigla: ..ΘΥ̅: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription in four lines. Border of dots.

ΘΚΕΘ
ΓΡΙΓΟΡΙ
ΤΚΑΜΑ
ΤΗΡ

Θεοτόκε βοήθει Γριγορίῳ τῷ Καματηρῷ

Accession number BZS.1955.1.3073
Diameter 24.0 mm

Translation

Θεοτόκε βοήθει Γριγορίῳ τῷ Καματηρῷ.

Mother of God, help Gregory Kamateros.

Commentary

Four seals in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection listed below are closely related but not exactly parallel to this specimen. Jordanov (Corpus II, p. 173) lists several seals in other collections, which are also related and possibly parallel to it.

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