The diakonia of Germanos (seventh/eighth centuries)
Obverse
Above, three rows of five heads; below, a hand. No visible border.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Wreath border.
δικο
νιστο
γερμ
νου
Διακονίας τοῦ (or τον) Γερμανοῦ
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.5094 |
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Diameter | 21.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 5 no. 32.1; Laurent, Corpus 5.3: no. 1923 (incorrectly identified). |
Translation
Διακονίας τοῦ (or τῶν] Γερμανοῦ.
(Seal) of the diakonia of (or of the properties of) Germanos.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Constantinople byzantin: dévelopment urbain et répertoire topographique (Open in Zotero)
- Quelques boutiques de Constantinople au Xe s.: Prix, loyers, imposition (Cod. Patmiacus 171) (Open in Zotero)
- 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)
Commentary
Laurent thought that the Germanos attested here may be the Germanos from whom a quarter in Constantinople derived its name. Τὰ Γερμανοῦ was the site of a public bath. See Janin, CPbyz, 220 and 354.