John hypatos and dioiketes of Cyprus (eighth/ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V?). No visible border. In the four quarters: ΤΣ|Δ..
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V?). No visible border. In the four quarters: ΤΣ|Δ..
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. No visible border.
ΙΑΝ
ΗΥΠΑΤ
ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤ /
.ΥΠΡ
Ἰωάννῃ ὑπάτῳ (καὶ) διοικητῇ Κύπρου
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2033 |
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Diameter | 24.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 38.5. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ ὑπάτῳ καὶ διοικητῇ Κύπρου.
Mother of God, help your servant John hypatos and dioiketes of Cyprus.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 2: South of the Balkans, the Islands, South of Asia Minor (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
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- The Church of Cyprus during the Period of the Arab Wars, 649-965 (Open in Zotero)
- Le Synodikon de l’orthodoxie: Édition et commentaire (Open in Zotero)
- Ἡ Κύπρος καὶ οἱ Ἄραβες (Open in Zotero)
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- Die byzantinische Armee im 10. und 11. Jahrhundert: Studien zur Organisation der Tagmata (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Another seal of Eustathios hypatos and dioiketes of Cyprus, also dated 8th/9th century, is published by Zacos-Veglery (no. 1895). The dioiketes of Cyprus was obviously in charge of collecting the Byzantine share of the Cypriot tax: to judge from the preserved seals, he appears to be an official of the Byzantine state, not of any local administration.