Basil (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God with her hands before her. Details indistinct. On either side, epigraphy: ̅θυ̅: Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God with her hands before her. Details indistinct. On either side, epigraphy: ̅θυ̅: Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
σφραγ,
γ̣ρ̣αματ,
λογν
ασιλει
ο
σφραγ(ὶς) γραμάτ(ων) (καὶ) λόγων Βασιλείοω
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2288 |
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Diameter | 18.0 mm; field: 11.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2384. |
Translation
σφραγὶς γραμάτων καὶ λόγων Βασιλείου.
Seal of the letters and correspondence of Basil.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Note that the final letter in the reverse inscription is an omega () rather than the expected upsilon (Υ). This has been tacitly corrected in the final reading.