Anonymous (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of St Theodore holding a spear over his right shoulder. Traces of an inscription on either side: |.ε..| : ὁ ἅ(γιος) [Θ]ε[όδ]ω[ρ(ος)]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
αποτ..
ραφ,σ.
νοριζε
τινσφρ
...δ̣Α̣
ἀπὸ τ[ῆς γ]ραφ(ῆ)ς [γ]νόριζε τιν σφρ[αγῖ]δα
Obverse
Bust of St Theodore holding a spear over his right shoulder. Traces of an inscription on either side: |.ε..| : ὁ ἅ(γιος) [Θ]ε[όδ]ω[ρ(ος)]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
αποτ..
ραφ,σ.
νοριζε
τινσφρ
...δ̣Α̣
ἀπὸ τ[ῆς γ]ραφ(ῆ)ς [γ]νόριζε τιν σφρ[αγῖ]δα
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1714 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 17.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
ἀπὸ τῆς γραφῆς γνόριζε τιν σφραγῖδα.
From the letter know the seal.
Commentary
This anonymous dodecasyllable should be added to the corpus of metrical inscriptions assembled by Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden.