N. patrikios and gerotrophos (eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription of four lines (first line effaced). Indeterminate border.
ΣΦΡΑΓ
ΓΗΡΟΤΡ
ΦΟΝ
[ἡ] σφραγ(ὶς) γηροτρ[ό]φον
Reverse
Inscription of four lines (first line effaced). Indeterminate border.
ΠΑΤΡΙΚ
ΟΝΓΡΑ
ΦΕΙ
[καὶ] πατρ[ί]κιον γράφει
Obverse
Inscription of four lines (first line effaced). Indeterminate border.
ΣΦΡΑΓ
ΓΗΡΟΤΡ
ΦΟΝ
[ἡ] σφραγ(ὶς) γηροτρ[ό]φον
Reverse
Inscription of four lines (first line effaced). Indeterminate border.
ΠΑΤΡΙΚ
ΟΝΓΡΑ
ΦΕΙ
[καὶ] πατρ[ί]κιον γράφει
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2440 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 28.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
ἡ σφραγὶς γηροτρόφον καὶ πατρίκιον γράφει
The seal inscribes the gerotrophos and patrikios.
Commentary
The inscription seems to have been composed of two dodecasyllabic verses, of which two seven-syllable hemistichs can be read.