Constantine Manouelites, judge (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of St Nicholas offering a blessing with his right hand and holding the book in his left. Sigla on either side: |ΝΙ|Κ|ΟΛ|ΑΟ|Σ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικόλαος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
ΤΚΡΙΤ,
ΚΣΤ
ΤΙΤΟΥ
Μ
ΛΥΤ
τοῦ κριτοῦ Κωνσταντίνου τοῦ Μανουηλύτου
Obverse
Bust of St Nicholas offering a blessing with his right hand and holding the book in his left. Sigla on either side: |ΝΙ|Κ|ΟΛ|ΑΟ|Σ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικόλαος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
ΤΚΡΙΤ,
ΚΣΤ
ΤΙΤΟΥ
Μ
ΛΥΤ
τοῦ κριτοῦ Κωνσταντίνου τοῦ Μανουηλύτου
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.596 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm; field: 19.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
τοῦ κριτοῦ Κωνσταντίνου τοῦ Μανουηλύτου.
(Seal of) the judge Constantine Manouelites.
Commentary
The inscription appears to be metrical in intent, if not in achievement, since it contains thirteen syllables. If the vowels ουη in the owner's name are elided, however, the inscription becomes a standard dodecasyllable.