Blasios exaktor (eleventh century, second half)
Obverse
Bust of St. Basil offering a blessing with his right hand. Details indistinct. Traces of epigraphy: ||α|σι : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Βασί[λειος]. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. Basil offering a blessing with his right hand. Details indistinct. Traces of epigraphy: ||α|σι : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Βασί[λειος]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines (perhaps with a cross above). Border of dots.
λσι
ονεΚ̣
τ,ρμΡ̣
τυσσκε
ποισ
Βλάσιον έξάκτ(ο)ρα, ὦ μάρτυς, σκέποις
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.3592 |
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Diameter | 27.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 205. |
Translation
Βλάσιον έξάκτορα, ὦ μάρτυς, σκέποις.
Martyr, may you protect the exaktor Blasios.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
Commentary