Constantine Manganites (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Decorations above and below. Border of dots.
επι
σραγ,μα
πραΞεν
τελο
γ,
ἐπισφράγ(ισ)μα πράξεών τε (καὶ) λόγ(ων)
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a decoration above and a pellet below. Border of dots.
του
μαγγανι
ττυγχα
νΚ̅ν
τοῦ Μαγγανίτου τυγχάνω Κων(σταντίνου)
Obverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Decorations above and below. Border of dots.
επι
σραγ,μα
πραΞεν
τελο
γ,
ἐπισφράγ(ισ)μα πράξεών τε (καὶ) λόγ(ων)
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a decoration above and a pellet below. Border of dots.
του
μαγγανι
ττυγχα
νΚ̅ν
τοῦ Μαγγανίτου τυγχάνω Κων(σταντίνου)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.357 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm; field: 21.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 782. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
ἐπισφράγισμα πράξεών τε καὶ λόγων τοῦ Μαγγανίτου τυγχάνω Κωνσταντίνου.
I am the seal of the acts and documents of Constantine Manganites.
Commentary
What we have read as a family name, Manganites, is not attested elsewhere, and may in fact refer indirectly to a function in the oikos of the Mangana, as Wassiliou-Seibt has suggested.