Basil monk and hegoumenos (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Basil. Inscription: ||AΣ|Ι|Λ, : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Βασίλ(ειος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines with decoration below. Border of dots.
Α
ΣΗΛΙ
ΜΧΗΓ,
ΜΕΝ
Βασηλίῳ μ(ονα)χ(ῷ) (καὶ) ἡγ(ου)μέν(ῳ)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1417 |
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Diameter | 21.0 mm; field: 17.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/2, no. 1315. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Βασηλίῳ μοναχῷ καὶ ἡγουμένῳ.
Basil, monk and hegoumenos.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)