Marianos Libades (?) (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of a saint, here identified as St. Theodore on the basis of the letters Θ and Ρ visible at left and right: Θεόδωρος. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, bottom line indistinct. Border of dots.
αθλο
..ρεφυλ
αττεμα
.ιανολ
....ιν
Ἀθλοφόρε φύλαττε Μαριανὸν Λ ... ιν
Obverse
Bust of a saint, here identified as St. Theodore on the basis of the letters Θ and Ρ visible at left and right: Θεόδωρος. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, bottom line indistinct. Border of dots.
αθλο
..ρεφυλ
αττεμα
.ιανολ
....ιν
Ἀθλοφόρε φύλαττε Μαριανὸν Λ ... ιν
| Accession number | BZS.1947.2.1405 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 18.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Laurent, Bulles métriques, no. 588 (erroneous reading); Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 63. |
Translation
Ἀθλοφόρε, φύλαττε Μαριανὸν Λ ... ιν
Champion, protect Marianos ...
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
In her commentary on this seal Wassiliou-Seibt proposes the reconstruction of the family name as Libades.