Peter monk, servant of the Patriarch (eleventh century)
Obverse
St Peter standing, raising his hands towards the manus Dei above. Inscription: Τ|ΡΟ|Σ: ὁ ἅγιος Πέτρος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines with cross above. Border of dots.
σφραγ
πετρ..
νχδ.
λλουτο.
πρι ρ
σφραγὶς Πέτρου μοναχοῦ καὶ δούλου τοῦ πατριάρχου
Obverse
St Peter standing, raising his hands towards the manus Dei above. Inscription: Τ|ΡΟ|Σ: ὁ ἅγιος Πέτρος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines with cross above. Border of dots.
σφραγ
πετρ..
νχδ.
λλουτο.
πρι ρ
σφραγὶς Πέτρου μοναχοῦ καὶ δούλου τοῦ πατριάρχου
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.634 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 22.0 mm; field: 19.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/2, no. 1436. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
σφραγὶς Πέτρου μοναχοῦ καὶ δούλου τοῦ πατριάρχου.
Seal of the monk Peter, servant of the Patriarch.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Laurent identifies this confidant of the Patriarch perhaps as the chartophylax and protekdikos Peter attested in his catalogue of seals, nos. 57, 95, and 96.