Epiphanios patrikios and strategos (eighth century)
Obverse
In the center, a cruciform monogram. Letters: εινπφ : Ἐπιφανίου. Within concentric borders of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at twelve o'clock:
ε.ε̣λκεεΞνθροππορου
ἐ[ξ]ελοῦ με, Κύριε, κε ἐξ ἀνθρόπου πονηροῦ
Reverse
In the center, a cruciform monogram. Letters: ικπρτ : πατρικίου. In the corners around the monogram: Στρ|τηγ : στρατηγοῦ. Within concentric circles of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at twelve o'clock:
πονροσικ..ολιρυσιμε
ἀπὸ ἀνδρὸς ἀδίκου [(καὶ) δ]ολίου ῥῦσαι με
Obverse
In the center, a cruciform monogram. Letters: εινπφ : Ἐπιφανίου. Within concentric borders of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at twelve o'clock:
ε.ε̣λκεεΞνθροππορου
ἐ[ξ]ελοῦ με, Κύριε, κε ἐξ ἀνθρόπου πονηροῦ
Reverse
In the center, a cruciform monogram. Letters: ικπρτ : πατρικίου. In the corners around the monogram: Στρ|τηγ : στρατηγοῦ. Within concentric circles of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at twelve o'clock:
πονροσικ..ολιρυσιμε
ἀπὸ ἀνδρὸς ἀδίκου [(καὶ) δ]ολίου ῥῦσαι με
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5235 |
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Diameter | 30.0 mm |
Previous Editions | J. Glynias, "Prayerful iconoclasts: Psalm Seals and Elite Formation in the First Iconoclast Era (726–750)," DOP 71 (2017), no. 5 (listing previous editions and parallels). |
Translation
Ἐπιφανίου πατρικίου στρατηγοῦ. ἐξελοῦ με, Κύριε, ἐξ ἀνθρόπου πονηροῦ : ἀπὸ ἀνδρὸς ἀδίκου καὶ δολίου ῥῦσαι με.
(Seal of) Epiphanios patrikios and strategos. Deliver me, Lord, from an evil person, from an unjust and deceitful man, save me.
Commentary
The circular inscriptions combine passages from Psalms 139: 1 and 42: 1.