Constantine Tetragonites (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Saints Constantine (left) and Helena (right) standing, holding the True Cross on steps between them. Inscription on either side of Constantine: at left (reversed lettering): ; at right: |. : ὁ ἅγ(ιος) Κων(σταντῖνος). Inscription on either side of Helena: at left: H|A|Γ; at right: Ε|Λ|Ε|Ν: ἡ ἁγ(ία) Ἑλέν(η). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, decoration above.
Κ̅ΝΣΦ
ΡΑΓΙΣΜΑ
ΤΕΤΡΑΓ̣
ΝΙΤΟΥ
Κων(σταντίνου) σφράγισμα Τετραγωνίτου
Obverse
Saints Constantine (left) and Helena (right) standing, holding the True Cross on steps between them. Inscription on either side of Constantine: at left (reversed lettering): ; at right: |. : ὁ ἅγ(ιος) Κων(σταντῖνος). Inscription on either side of Helena: at left: H|A|Γ; at right: Ε|Λ|Ε|Ν: ἡ ἁγ(ία) Ἑλέν(η). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, decoration above.
Κ̅ΝΣΦ
ΡΑΓΙΣΜΑ
ΤΕΤΡΑΓ̣
ΝΙΤΟΥ
Κων(σταντίνου) σφράγισμα Τετραγωνίτου
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.3907 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm; field: 20.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Cf. K. M. Konstantopoulos, Byzantiaka molyvdoboulla tou en Athenais Ethnikou Nomismatikou Mouseiou (Athens, 1917) no. 683; Stavrakos, Die byzantinischen Bleisiegel mit Familiennamen aus der Sammlung des Numismatischen Museums Athen (Wiesbaden, 2000), no. 255; Laurent, Bulles métriques, no. 221; Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 1221. |
Translation
Κωνσταντίνου σφράγισμα Τετραγωνίτου.
Sealing of Constantine Tetragonites.