The "Stoudite" (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas offering a blessing with his right hand. Details indistinct. Traces of epigraphy on either side: |ν|ικο|λ|α|οσ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικόλαος. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas offering a blessing with his right hand. Details indistinct. Traces of epigraphy on either side: |ν|ικο|λ|α|οσ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικόλαος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
γρα,
σραγιΖ̣
λογ,τ
τιτˊ
γραφ(ὰς) σφραγίζω (καὶ) λόγ(ους) τοῦ [Σ]τουδίτ(ου)
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.3829 |
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Diameter | 15.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 414. |
Translation
γραφὰς σφραγίζω καὶ λόγους τοῦ Στουδίτου.
I seal the letters and words of the Stoudite.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Wassiliou-Seibt is undoubtedly correct in identifying the "Stoudite" here as a member of the Stoudion monastery.