Anonymous (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans. Sigla on either side: ̅ΘΥ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans. Sigla on either side: ̅ΘΥ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.
σφρα
γισημι
τηνγρα
φη,λε
π,γν
θι
οὗ σφραγίς ἠμι τὴν γραφὴ(ν) βλέπω(ν) γνῶθι
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1715 |
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Diameter | 18.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 1705. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
οὗ σφραγίς ἠμι τὴν γραφὴν βλέπων γνῶθι.
Know whose seal I am by looking at the letter.