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Rendakios patrikios (eleventh century, second half)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of the Mother of God, facing, holding the infant Christ on her left arm. Sigla preserved at left: ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ [Θ(εο)ῦ]. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription in five lines. Border of dots.

ΣΚ..ΟΙΣ
ΠΑΝΑΓΝΕ
ΡΕΝΔΑΚΗ
ΩΠΡΙΚΗ
Ω

σκ[έπ]οις, Πάναγνε, Ῥενδακ(ί)ῳ π(ατ)ρικ(ί)ῳ

Obverse

Bust of the Mother of God, facing, holding the infant Christ on her left arm. Sigla preserved at left: ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ [Θ(εο)ῦ]. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription in five lines. Border of dots.

ΣΚ..ΟΙΣ
ΠΑΝΑΓΝΕ
ΡΕΝΔΑΚΗ
ΩΠΡΙΚΗ
Ω

σκ[έπ]οις, Πάναγνε, Ῥενδακ(ί)ῳ π(ατ)ρικ(ί)ῳ

Accession number BZS.1947.2.797
Diameter 18.0 mm; field: 13.0 mm
Previous Editions

Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2164.

Translation

σκέποις, Πάναγνε, Ῥενδακίῳ πατρικίῳ.

Virgin, may you protect Rendakios, patrikios.

Commentary

Dodecasyllable. This may be a personal name, or the anonymous seal of a member of the Rendakios family.

Bibliography

  • Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)