Theophylaktos (eleventh/tweflth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God; details indistinct. Sigla on either side: ̅θυ̣̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ε̣σ̣ο̣.
φραγυ̣σ
π̣νγ..
.εο.υλ
..τ̣̣
ἔσο [σ]φραγύς, Πάναγ[νε, Θ]εο[φ]υλ[άκ]τῳ
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God; details indistinct. Sigla on either side: ̅θυ̣̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ε̣σ̣ο̣.
φραγυ̣σ
π̣νγ..
.εο.υλ
..τ̣̣
ἔσο [σ]φραγύς, Πάναγ[νε, Θ]εο[φ]υλ[άκ]τῳ
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3075 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 20.0 mm |
| Condition | Blank too small for die. Corroded. |
| Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 798. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
ἔσο σφραγύς, Πάναγνε, Θεοφυλάκτῳ.
All-holy One, be the seal for Theophylaktos.
Commentary
The reading of this metrical inscription has been confirmed with reference to the better preserved parallels published by Wassiliou-Seibt.