Symeon bishop and synkellos (eleventh century)
Obverse
Standing bearded saint, most likely St. John the Baptist, holding a long cross. No inscription visible. Indeterminate border.
Obverse
Standing bearded saint, most likely St. John the Baptist, holding a long cross. No inscription visible. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Indeterminate border.
...ΡΑΓ..
..ΓΚΕΛΛ.
..ΜΕΝ
..ΙΣΚΟ
Π
[σφ]ραγ[ὶς συ]γκέλλου [Συ]μεὼν [ἐπ]ισκόπου
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.221 |
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Diameter | 25.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 235. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
σφραγὶς συγκέλλου Συμεὼν ἐπισκόπου.
Seal of Symeon, bishop and synkellos.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The inscription consists of a dodecasyllabic verse.