Seal of Hypatios spatharokandidatos, asekretis, and krites of Cappadocia
source date: 11th c., first third. 11. Jh., erstes Drittel. 11ος αι., πρώτο τρίτο.
edition published: 2023-05-04
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Ὁ ἅγιος Δημήτριος

Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ

Ὑπατίῳ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ ἀσηκρῆτις καὶ κριτῇ Καππαδοκίας

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Υ̣Π̣ΑΤΙ̣ ..ΑΘΑΡΟ̣ ..ΝΑC ..ΗΤ,SΚΡ ṭKaA

Ὁ ἅγιος Δημήτριος. Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ / Ὑπατίῳ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ ἀσηκρῆτις καὶ κριτῇ Καππαδοκίας.

St. Demetrios. Mother of God, help your servant Hypatios spatharokandidatos, asekretis, and krites of Cappadocia.

Hl. Demetrios. Muttergottes, hilf deinem Diener Hypatios spatharokandidatos, asekretis und krites von Kappadokien.

Ο άγιος Δημήτριος. Θεοτόκε βοήθησε το δούλο σου Υπάτιο σπαθαροκανδιδάτο ασηκρίτη και κριτή της Καππαδοκίας.

The name of the issuer is quite unusual, and in fact Schlumberger read the name on his seal as Akatios.[1]

[1]. [...], 20206 .

[...], Auction 100 (8–10 September 1999), lot 764 (= [...], p. 243, no. 764 ); Müller Münzenhandlung, Auction 73 (26 February 1993), lot 490,4, only photographs (= [...], p. 145, no. 490.4 ).

(1) Istanbul, Archaeological Museum, no. 259 – [...], no. 3.34 ;

(2) Schlumberger Collection (current location unknown) – [...], p. 278, no.4 .

[...], p. 444, no. 3 ; [...], p. 43-44, no. 3 .