Michael priest and synkellos (eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription in three lines with decoration below. Double border of dots.
ΣΥΓ
ΚΕΛΛΟΝ
ΑΓΝΗ
σύγκελλον, Ἀγνή
Obverse
Inscription in three lines with decoration below. Double border of dots.
ΣΥΓ
ΚΕΛΛΟΝ
ΑΓΝΗ
σύγκελλον, Ἀγνή
Reverse
Inscription in three lines with decorations above and below. Double border of dots.
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ΜΙΧΑ
ΗΛΘΥΤΗ
ΣΚΕΠΟΙ
Μιχαὴλ θύτη(ν) σκέποι(ς)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1051 |
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Diameter | 12.0 mm; field: 11.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 226. See also Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2288a. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
σύγκελλον, Ἀγνή, Μιχαὴλ θύτην σκέποις.
Immaculate One, may you protect Michael, synkellos and priest.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Dodecasyllabic. The title θύτης here could also refer to a bishop.