Sergios ... (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans with medallion. Inscription: ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ [Θ(εο)ῦ]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of at least four lines. Indeterminate border.
..Σ̣
.ΚΙΣ
Α̣ΓΙΣΗ
Ε̣ΡΓΙ̣.
...κιου σ[φρ]αγὶς ἥ[δε] Σ]εργί[ου]
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans with medallion. Inscription: ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ [Θ(εο)ῦ]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of at least four lines. Indeterminate border.
..Σ̣
.ΚΙΣ
Α̣ΓΙΣΗ
Ε̣ΡΓΙ̣.
...κιου σ[φρ]αγὶς ἥ[δε] Σ]εργί[ου]
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2721 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 18.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
...κιου σφραγ]ὶς ἥδε Σεργίου.
... this seal of Sergios.
Commentary
The legible portion of the inscription which we tentatively reconstruct (σφραγὶς ἥδε Σεργίου) forms a seven-syllable hemistich, suggesting that it completed a metrical verse.