Stephanos (or Damianos ?) hypatos and archon of Amastris (or Amaseia?) (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type); in the quarters: ..-σ|δ-λ. Wreath border.
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type); in the quarters: ..-σ|δ-λ. Wreath border.
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of at least three lines. No border visible.
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Στεφάνῳ or Δαμιανῳ ὑπάτῳ καὶ ἄρχοντι Ἀμάστριδος or Ἀμασείας
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.1729 |
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Diameter | 19.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 78.1. |
Translation
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Στεφάνῳ or Δαμιανῳ ὑπάτῳ καὶ ἄρχοντι Ἀμάστριδος or Ἀμασείας
Lord or Theotokos, help your servant Stephanos/Damianos, hypatos and archon of Amastris/Amaseia.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Both restitutions are equally possible for the first name and for the place-name. Zacos and Veglery propose only Stephanos and Amaseia.