Stephen archdeacon (eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription in three lines. Border of dots.
ΣΦΡΑ
ΓΙΣΕ
ΑΙΑ
σφραγὶς βεβαία
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. Border of dots.
.ΤΕΦΑ
.ΟΥΑ.
ΧΙΔΙΑ
ΚΟΝ
[Σ]τεφά[ν]ου ἀ[ρ]χιδιακόνου
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2338 |
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Diameter | 22.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Laurent, Corpus V/2, no. 1022. See also Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2357a. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
σφραγὶς βεβαία Στεφάνου ἀρχιδιακόνου.
The secure seal of the archdeacon Stephen.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Originally a correct dodecasyllabic inscription but altered when the owner was raised from διάκονος to ἀρχιδιάκονος.