Accession number | BZS.1958.106.199 |
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Diameter | 19 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 5 no. 42.4; Laurent, Corpus 5.1: no. 68. |
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans with a medallion of Christ before her. Visible at right: ΘΥ̅ : [Μ(ήτη)ρ] Θ(εο)ῦ. No visible border.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. No visible border.
κε,θ,
τσΔ
σιλιο
σπθSχ̅τ̅
τ,τθ̅υ̅.
.λλισι
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δού(λῳ) Βασιλίο (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) χ(αρ)τ(ουλαρίῳ) τ(ῆς) τοῦ Θ(εο)ῦ Μ(ε)γ(άλης) [Ἐκ]κλ{λ}ισί(ας)
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Βασιλίο πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ χαρτουλαρίῳ τῆς τοῦ Θεοῦ Μεγάλης Ἐκκλισίας.
Lord, help your servant Basil protospatharios and chartoularios of the Great Church of God.
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.199 |
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Diameter | 19 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 5 no. 42.4; Laurent, Corpus 5.1: no. 68. |
Commentary
It is interesting that the invocation on the reverse opens with an appeal to the "Lord." One might have expected a request for help addressed to the "Mother of God." The form of the invocation is not tied to iconography, but to the ultimate patron of the Great Church, "God."