Anonymous (eleventh century, second half)
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas holding the book and offering a blessing. Details indistinct. Sigla on either side: |Ν|Ι.Ο|Λ: ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νι[κ]όλ[αος]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.
..Φ̣ΡΑ
...ΕΙΜΙ
Τ̣.Ν̣ΓΡΑ.Η̣
Ν̣ΛΕ
ΠΝΝΟ
Ε̣Ι̣
[οὗ σ]φρα[γίς] εἰμι τ[ὴ]ν γρα[φ]ὴν βλέπων νόει
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas holding the book and offering a blessing. Details indistinct. Sigla on either side: |Ν|Ι.Ο|Λ: ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νι[κ]όλ[αος]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.
..Φ̣ΡΑ
...ΕΙΜΙ
Τ̣.Ν̣ΓΡΑ.Η̣
Ν̣ΛΕ
ΠΝΝΟ
Ε̣Ι̣
[οὗ σ]φρα[γίς] εἰμι τ[ὴ]ν γρα[φ]ὴν βλέπων νόει
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3318 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 18.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 1708j. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
οὗ σφραγίς εἰμι τὴν γραφὴν βλέπων νόει.
Know whose seal I am by looking at the letter.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)