John monk (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of a figure, who appears to be a military saint, nimbate, with a spear and a shield. Traces of epigraphy on both sides; there may be a Γ at the left indicating that this is St. George. Indeterminate border.
Obverse
Bust of a figure, who appears to be a military saint, nimbate, with a spear and a shield. Traces of epigraphy on both sides; there may be a Γ at the left indicating that this is St. George. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. Border of dots.
λογσ
σφραγ..
ευτελ
σι̅
Λόγους σφραγίζω εὐτελοῦς Ἰωάννου
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1806 |
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Diameter | 20.0 mm; field: 14.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 1304. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Λόγους σφραγίζω εὐτελοῦς Ἰωάννου.
I seal the words of the lowly John.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)