The metropolitan of Crete (twelfth century)
Obverse
St Titos standing. Inscription preserved at right: Τ|Ι|Τ|Ο|Σ : [ὁ ἅγιος] Τίτος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, beginning and ending with a cross. Border of dots.
ΤΟΝ
ΠΟΙΜΕ
ΣΚΕΠΟΙ
ΤΗΣΚΡ
ΤΙΤ
τὸν ποιμέ[να] σκέποι[ς με] τῆς Κρ[ίτης], Τίτε
Obverse
St Titos standing. Inscription preserved at right: Τ|Ι|Τ|Ο|Σ : [ὁ ἅγιος] Τίτος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, beginning and ending with a cross. Border of dots.
ΤΟΝ
ΠΟΙΜΕ
ΣΚΕΠΟΙ
ΤΗΣΚΡ
ΤΙΤ
τὸν ποιμέ[να] σκέποι[ς με] τῆς Κρ[ίτης], Τίτε
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1088 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 28.0 mm; field: 23.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 36.13a; Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 622. Cf. SBS 2 (1990) 144-45, no. 13. |
Translation
τὸν ποιμένα σκέποις με τῆς Κρίτης, Τίτε.
Titos, may you protect me, the metropolitan of Crete.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 2: South of the Balkans, the Islands, South of Asia Minor (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Crete, from the 5th Century to the Venetian Conquest (Open in Zotero)
- Les îles de l’empire byzantin: VIIIe-XIIe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Hierarchia Ecclesiastica Orientalis: Series episcoporum ecclesiarum christianarum orientalium (Open in Zotero)
- Die byzantinische Armee im 10. und 11. Jahrhundert: Studien zur Organisation der Tagmata (Open in Zotero)
- A Collection of Dated Byzantine Lead Seals (Open in Zotero)
- Ὁ Ταξίαρχης Κρήτης (Open in Zotero)
- Crete in the Conflicts of the Eighth Century (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)
- The Conquest of Crete by the Arabs (ca. 824): A Turning Point in the Struggle between Byzantium and Islam (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The reading of the inscription has been restored with reference to the parallel specimen linked to this entry.