Stephen akolouthos (twelfth century, first half)
Obverse
The archangel Michael standing, holding a sceptre with his right hand and a globus cruciger in his left. On either side, sigla: Μ̅χ̅ : Μ(ι)χ(αήλ). Border of dots.
Obverse
The archangel Michael standing, holding a sceptre with his right hand and a globus cruciger in his left. On either side, sigla: Μ̅χ̅ : Μ(ι)χ(αήλ). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross of dots above. Border of dots.
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κολΘ.
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[γ]ραφὰς σφραγίζ[ω] ἀκολούθ[ου] Στεφάνου
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1567 |
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Diameter | 23.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 333d. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
γραφὰς σφραγίζω ἀκολούθου Στεφάνου.
I seal the correspondence of the akolouthos Stephen.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
See the related specimen BZS 1958.106.1259 (linked to this entry).