Theodore (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin, facing, nimbate, orans, with the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla to both sides: ̄θῡ: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin, facing, nimbate, orans, with the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla to both sides: ̄θῡ: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Border of dots.
σφραγ,
αγνησυ
τνλογ,
θεοδωρ
ου
σφραγ(ὶς( ἁγνή, σὺ τῶν λόγ(ων) Θεοδώρου
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.2076 |
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Diameter | 18.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2324. |
Translation
σφραγὶς, ἁγνή, σὺ τῶν λόγων Θεοδώρου.
Holy One, may you be the seal of Theodore's words.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Dodecasyllable.