N. Kamateros, protospatharios and judge of Charsianon (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding a medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ̅–θ̅υ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. No visible border.
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding a medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ̅–θ̅υ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. No visible border.
Reverse
Inscription of at least six lines. Border of dots.
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[Θεοτόκε βοήθει .......]ῳ (πρωτο)σπα[θ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) κ]ριτῇ [Χαρ]σιαν[οῦ τ]ῷ Καματηρῷ
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2390 |
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Diameter | 28.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 40.14. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει .......ῳ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ κριτῇ Χαρσιανοῦ τῷ Καματηρῷ.
Mother of God, help ...os Kamateros, protospatharios and judge of Charsianon.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Studies in Byzantine Sigillography (Open in Zotero)
- War Gagik II. von Grossarmenien ca. 1072-1073 Μέγας Δοὺξ Χαρσιανοῦ? (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Le thème et la forteresse de Charsianon: Recherches dans la région d’Akdagmadeni (Open in Zotero)
- Charsianon-Kastron/Qal’ei Harsanos (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)
- Sceau du protonotaire Basile Kamatéros (Open in Zotero)
- Zur Geschichte der Familie Kamateros (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
There is no record of a Kamateros who served as a judge of the Charsianon in Laurent, "Sceau du protonotaire Basile Kamatéros," Byzantion 6 (1931) 253-72, or in G. Stadtmüller, "Zur Geschichte der Familie Kamateros," BZ 34 (1934) 352-59.