N. Komnenos Doukas, sebastos (twelfth century, second half)
Obverse
Image of St. George standing, holding a spear and shield. Sigla on either side: |γε|ργ.|ο|. : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γεώργ[ι]ο[ς]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines, last line missing. Border of dots.
.εγι
..μ.ρτυσ
χ̣̅υ̣σονλατριν
.κεποιςκο
̣οουκαν
...σεαον
.....
[μ]έγι[στε] μ[ά]ρτυς Χ(ριστο)ῦ, σὸν λάτριν [σ]κέποις Κομνηνοδούκαν [τὸν] σεβαστὸν [ἀξίαν]
Obverse
Image of St. George standing, holding a spear and shield. Sigla on either side: |γε|ργ.|ο|. : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γεώργ[ι]ο[ς]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines, last line missing. Border of dots.
.εγι
..μ.ρτυσ
χ̣̅υ̣σονλατριν
.κεποιςκο
̣οουκαν
...σεαον
.....
[μ]έγι[στε] μ[ά]ρτυς Χ(ριστο)ῦ, σὸν λάτριν [σ]κέποις Κομνηνοδούκαν [τὸν] σεβαστὸν [ἀξίαν]
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.741 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 34.0 mm; field: 28.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 1420. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
μέγιστε μάρτυς Χριστοῦ, σὸν λάτριν σκέποις Κομνηνοδούκαν τὸν σεβαστὸν ἀξίαν.
Great martyr of Christ, may you protect your servant ... Komnenos Doukas, sebastos by title.
Commentary
Wassiliou-Seibt proposed ἀξίαν as the last word in the inscription, but it is likely that the owner's Christian name came at the end.