Gregory skeuophylax (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Cross on three steps. Circular inscription, illegible. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription in three lines with cross below. Border of dots.
ΓΡΗ
Γ.Ι
ΣΚΕΥΟ
Γρηγωρίῳ σκευοφύλακι
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3032 |
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Diameter | 19.0 mm; field: 13.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/2, no. 1109. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
. . . Γρηγωρίῳ σκευοφύλακι.
[Lord or Theotokos, help] the skeuophylax Gregory.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The obverse inscription likely contained an invocation.