Theophanes imperial cleric and priest of the Great Church (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Michael holding a scepter in his right hand. Visible at right: X: [Μ(ι)]χ(αήλ). Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. Michael holding a scepter in his right hand. Visible at right: X: [Μ(ι)]χ(αήλ). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Indeterminate border.
θεο
φαν,̅⸣κλ
ρικS,υ
...τησ
..λ,σια.
Θεοφάν(ης) β(ασιλικὸς) κλ[η]ρικ(ὸς) (καὶ) πρ(εσ)βύ[τερ(ος)] τῆς Μ(ε)γ(άλης) [Ἐκκ]λ(η)σί(α)ς
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3675 |
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Diameter | 18.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 5, no. 42.40. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοφάνης βασιλικὸς κληρικὸς καὶ πρεσβύτερος τῆς Μεγάλης Ἐκκλησίας.
Theophanes, imperial cleric and priest of the Great Church.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 5: The East (continued), Constantinople and Environs, Unknown Locations, Addenda, Uncertain Readings (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The present entry differs from DO Seals 5 in the reading of the final letter on the reverse. It appears to be rounded or lunate, and the suggestion here is that the final line should be read Λ,CIC: [Ἐκκ]λ(η)σί(α)ς.