N. asekretis and judge of Cephalonia (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God holding Christ. Sigla: ΜΡ̅Θ: Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εοῦ). No visible border.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines, decoration above. No visible border.
.ΚΕΘ,
.ΣΔ
..ΑΣΗΚΡΗ
.ΗΣΚΡΙΤ
.ΚΕΦΑΛΗΝΙ
..
[Θ(εοτό)]κε β(οή)θ(ει) [τ]ῷ σῷ δού[λ(ῳ)] .. ἀσηκρή[τ]ης (καὶ) κριτ[ῇ] Κεφαληνί[ας]
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.658 |
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Diameter | 27.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 1.4. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ .. ἀσηκρήτης καὶ κριτῇ Κεφαληνίας.
Mother of God, help your servant N., asekretis and judge of Cephalonia.
Bibliography
- De Administrando Imperio (Open in Zotero)
- Les sceaux byzantins du Médaillier Vatican (Open in Zotero)
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- Titres et fonctions de l’Empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
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- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)