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Athanasios monk and hegoumenos of the imperial monastery of the Proedros ... ? (eleventh century)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of St. Basil blessing with his right hand and holding a book in his left. Inscription in two columns: ||Ασ|ι|λ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Βασίλ(ειος). Remains of a circular invocation beginning at seven o'clock. Border of dots.

κεοιθ.

Κ(ύρι)ε βοίθ(ει) [τ]ῷ [σῷ δ(ούλῳ)]

Reverse

Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.

αθανα
σηουαχκα
.ηγμεν
τισ,μονισ
.αεδρο
..οι

Ἀθανασήου (μον)αχ(οῦ) κα[ὶ] ἡγουμέν(ου) τῖς β(ασιλικῆς) μονῖς τοῦ (Προ)έδρο[υ] ...

Obverse

Bust of St. Basil blessing with his right hand and holding a book in his left. Inscription in two columns: ||Ασ|ι|λ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Βασίλ(ειος). Remains of a circular invocation beginning at seven o'clock. Border of dots.

κεοιθ.

Κ(ύρι)ε βοίθ(ει) [τ]ῷ [σῷ δ(ούλῳ)]

Reverse

Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.

αθανα
σηουαχκα
.ηγμεν
τισ,μονισ
.αεδρο
..οι

Ἀθανασήου (μον)αχ(οῦ) κα[ὶ] ἡγουμέν(ου) τῖς β(ασιλικῆς) μονῖς τοῦ (Προ)έδρο[υ] ...

Accession number BZS.1951.31.5.476
Diameter 25.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 5 no. 89.1; Laurent, Corpus 5.2: no. 1187 (saint on the obverse misidentified).

Translation

Κύριε βοίθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Ἀθανασήου μοναχοῦ καὶ ἡγουμένου τῖς βασιλικῆς μονῖς τοῦ Προέδρου ...

Lord, help your servant. (Seal of) Athanasios monk and hegoumenos of the imperial monastery of the Proedros ...

Commentary

In his reading, Laurent omitted the last line; the letters are by no means clear. One would like to read the final line as [Βασιλ]εί(ου), but too few letters are certain to verify this reading.

The letters of the understrike are visible on the obverse at right.

Bibliography

  • Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 5: The East (continued), Constantinople and Environs, Unknown Locations, Addenda, Uncertain Readings (Open in Zotero)
  • Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)