N. sebastokrator (twelfth century)
Obverse
Inscription of at least four lines. Indeterminate border.
Α.
Τ̣Ο̣ΚΡΑΤ,
.ΣΦΡΑΓ
.Σ.
... [σε]βα[σ]τοκράτ(ορος) σφραγ[ὶς]
Reverse
Inscription of at least four lines. Indeterminate border.
Π....
ΦΦΕΡ
ΣΑΤΓ..
.Φ
π[έλω γρα]φὴν φερ[οῦ]σα τοῦ γ ... φ
Obverse
Inscription of at least four lines. Indeterminate border.
Α.
Τ̣Ο̣ΚΡΑΤ,
.ΣΦΡΑΓ
.Σ.
... [σε]βα[σ]τοκράτ(ορος) σφραγ[ὶς]
Reverse
Inscription of at least four lines. Indeterminate border.
Π....
ΦΦΕΡ
ΣΑΤΓ..
.Φ
π[έλω γρα]φὴν φερ[οῦ]σα τοῦ γ ... φ
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.170 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 17.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
... σεβαστοκράτορος σφραγὶς ... πέλω γραφὴν φεροῦσα τοῦ γ...
I am the seal conveying the letter of the sebastokrator ...
Commentary
The inscription appears to be made up of two dodecasyallables, but neither can be reconstituted with certainty.