Michael logothetes tou dromou (twelfth century, second half)
Obverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
γρφν
πισφρ
γισμπρ.
κτν..
ρο.
γραφῶν ἐπισφράγισμα, πρ[α]κτέων [κῦ]ρο[ς]
Obverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
γρφν
πισφρ
γισμπρ.
κτν..
ρο.
γραφῶν ἐπισφράγισμα, πρ[α]κτέων [κῦ]ρο[ς]
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
.υποι
..χηλ
..̣ρομ
λ̣ο̣γ̣οθε
τησ
[τ]υποῖ [Μι]χαὴλ [τοῦ] δρόμου λογοθέτης
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5597 |
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Diameter | 29.0 mm; field: 27.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus II, no. 436; cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 539b. |
Translation
γραφῶν ἐπισφράγισμα, πρακτέων κῦρος τυποῖ Μιχαὴλ τοῦ δρόμου λογοθέτης.
Michael, logothetes tou dromou, strikes the seal of his correspondence as the confirmation of his acts.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The dating of the seal to the second half of the twelfth century makes it possible that the owner was Michael Hagiotheodorites, attested as logothete of the Drome between 1166 and 1170.