Aposaites vestes (eleventh century)
Obverse
The Mother of God orans, standing on a dais. On either side, the sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅ . Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Obverse
The Mother of God orans, standing on a dais. On either side, the sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅ . Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Decoration above. Border of dots.
ΣΚΕ
ΠΙΣΜΥΑ
ΓΑΠ,ΣΑ
ΙΤΗΕΣ
ΤΗ
σκέπις μυ, ἅγνη, Ἀπ(ο)σαίτῃ βέστῃ.
Accession number | BZS 1947.2.1911 |
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Diameter | 12.0 mm; field: 11.0 mm |
Previous Editions | See Seibt-Nesbitt, "Odd surnames," no. 12; cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2129. |
Translation
σκέποις μοι, ἅγνη, Ἀποσαίτῃ βέστῃ.
Holy one, watch over me, the vestes Aposaites.
Bibliography
- Odd Surnames beginning with Alpha. A Selection of Examples of Byzantine Seals in the Harvard Collections (Open in Zotero)
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)