Gregory Chalkoutzes, asekretis (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Gregory the Theologian, facing, with long beard, blessing with his right hand and holding a book in his left. Inscription in columns to both sides: Ρ|ΗΘΕ|Ο|Λ: ὁ ἅγιος Γρηγόριος ὁ Θεολόγος. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. Gregory the Theologian, facing, with long beard, blessing with his right hand and holding a book in his left. Inscription in columns to both sides: Ρ|ΗΘΕ|Ο|Λ: ὁ ἅγιος Γρηγόριος ὁ Θεολόγος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Border of dots.
ΚΕΘ.
ΓΡΗΓΟΡ,
ΑΣΗΚΡΗ
Τ,ΤΧΑΛ
Κ
Κύριε βοήθει Γρηγορίῳ ἀσηκρήτις τῷ Χαλκούτζῃ
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.1054 |
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Diameter | 20.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Schlumberger, Sig., 444 n. 3. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Γρηγορίῳ ἀσηκρήτις τῷ Χαλκούτζῃ.
Lord, help Gregory Chalkoutzes, asekretis.
Bibliography
- Katalog molivdovulov (Open in Zotero)
- Sigillographie de l’Empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The ligature in the last line is uncertain, as it seems to be triangular--and thus more plausibly an Α or a Λ--but we have stuck here to Laurent's reading, in his unpublished catalogue of the Shaw collection. The Τ-Ζ ligature at the end of the inscription is additionally uncertain but likely, as it could also be a Τ with an abbreviation mark thereafter.