Basil Opos (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God (Hodegetria) holding the Child in her left arm. On either side, the sigla: ̅θυ̅: Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Above, a semi-circular inscription: οηγιτρι : Ὁδηγητρία. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
γρΦ,
σΦρ,γισμ,
σιλει,
tπ̣̣
γραφῶ(ν) σφρ(ά)γισμ(α) Βασιλεί(ου) τοῦ ῎Ωπου
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God (Hodegetria) holding the Child in her left arm. On either side, the sigla: ̅θυ̅: Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Above, a semi-circular inscription: οηγιτρι : Ὁδηγητρία. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
γρΦ,
σΦρ,γισμ,
σιλει,
tπ̣̣
γραφῶ(ν) σφρ(ά)γισμ(α) Βασιλεί(ου) τοῦ ῎Ωπου
| Accession number | BZS.1947.2.282 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 18.0 mm; field: 13.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 564; Stavros G. Georgiou, "The Byzantine family of Opos: Addenda et corrigenda," Byzantion 83 (2013), no. 13. |
Translation
γραφῶν σφράγισμα Βασιλείου τοῦ ῎Ωπου.
The seal of the letters of Basil Opos.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Wassiliou-Seibt read the name in the dative case but we believe that the lettering warrants reading the expected genitive case.