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Basil (?) proteuon and judge (?) (eleventh century)

 
 

Obverse

The Mother of God standing, holding the Child in her left arm. Sigla preserved at right: θ̅ : [Μ(ήτη)ρ] Θ(ε)οῦ. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of six lines beginning with a cross. Traces of a decoration above. Border of dots.

τ.
τευο
σφρ
λ,κρι
λχο
.ετ,σ

τ[οῦ πρω]τεύο[ντος ἡ] σφρα[γὶς Βασι]λ(είου) κρι[τοῦ] λαχ[όντος ...]

Obverse

The Mother of God standing, holding the Child in her left arm. Sigla preserved at right: θ̅ : [Μ(ήτη)ρ] Θ(ε)οῦ. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of six lines beginning with a cross. Traces of a decoration above. Border of dots.

τ.
τευο
σφρ
λ,κρι
λχο
.ετ,σ

τ[οῦ πρω]τεύο[ντος ἡ] σφρα[γὶς Βασι]λ(είου) κρι[τοῦ] λαχ[όντος ...]

Accession number BZS.1951.31.5.2656
Diameter 28.0 mm
Condition Broken; half preserved.
Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore.

Translation

τοῦ πρωτεύοντος ἡ σφραγὶς Βασιλείου κριτοῦ λαχόντος ...

The seal of the proteuon Basil, a judge by appointment ...

Commentary

This half-preserved inscription, consisting of two twelve-syllable verses, can be restored tentatively and only in part.