Basil (eleventh century, second half)
Obverse
Bust of St Stephen; details indistinct. Traces of an inscription on either side: |Σ|Τ|ΕΦΑ|ΝΟ|Σ: ὁ ἅ(γιος) Στέφανος. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St Stephen; details indistinct. Traces of an inscription on either side: |Σ|Τ|ΕΦΑ|ΝΟ|Σ: ὁ ἅ(γιος) Στέφανος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΣΚΕ
ΠΟΙΣΜΕ
ΜΑΡΤ,Α
ΣΙˊΣΟΝ
ΛΑΤΡ/
σκέποις με, μάρτ(υς), Βασί(λειον) σὸν λάτρ(ιν)
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2216 |
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Diameter | 20.0 mm; field: 14.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2064. |
Translation
σκέποις με, μάρτυς, Βασίλειον σὸν λάτριν.
May you, martyr, protect your servant Basil.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)