Constantine Cheilas, sebastos and judge of the army (thirteenth century)
Obverse
St. Nicholas standing, offering a blessing and holding a book. Sigla: ο||γι|οσ|νικο|λ|ο : Ὁ ἅγιος Νικόλαος. Border of dots.
Obverse
St. Nicholas standing, offering a blessing and holding a book. Sigla: ο||γι|οσ|νικο|λ|ο : Ὁ ἅγιος Νικόλαος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.
γραασ
σεΒακαικ
ττοσσα
κωναντιν
ηριετχει
λαμακαρ
Γραφὰς σεβαστοῦ καὶ κριτοῦ τοῦ φοσσάτου Κωνσταντίνου στήριζε τοῦ Χειλᾶ, μάκαρ
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.3828 |
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Diameter | 33.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 318a (with parallels and further references). |
Translation
Γραφὰς σεβαστοῦ καὶ κριτοῦ τοῦ φοσσάτου Κωνσταντίνου στήριζε τοῦ Χειλᾶ, μάκαρ.
Blessèd one, validate the letters of the sebastos and judge of the army, Constantine Cheilas.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The inscription consists of two twelve-syllable verses. Note the unusual abbreviation (τ over the ου ligature in the third line of the reverse).
Wassiliou-Seibt notes that Constantine Cheilas is attested as judge of the army in 1293 and 1294, and the earliest figure identified as κριτὴς τοῦ φοσσάτου.