Theodosios (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God, nimbate, orans, with the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla to both sides: Μ̄Θ̄: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God, nimbate, orans, with the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla to both sides: Μ̄Θ̄: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Border of dots.
γραφ,
σφραγι
λογ,θε
ο.οσι
Γραφὰς σφραγίζω καὶ λόγους Θεοδοσίου
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.1613 |
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Diameter | 15.0 mm; field: 10.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Corpus, no. 379. |
Translation
Γραφὰς σφραγίζω καὶ λόγους Θεοδοσίου.
I seal the writings and words of Theodosios.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
In his unpublished catalogue of the Shaw catalogue, Laurent calls the thirteen-syllable metrical inscription on the reverse hypermetric. On the other hand, Wassiliou-Seibt explains the extra syllable by saying that there is synizesis occuring in the first two syllables of Θεοδοσίου.