Eugenios (?) deacon (seventh/eighth century)
Obverse
Bust of bearded figure, apparently St. Sabbas, facing right. In circle above, ΟΣΑΒ: Ὁ ἅγιος Σάββας (?). Wreath border.
Obverse
Bust of bearded figure, apparently St. Sabbas, facing right. In circle above, ΟΣΑΒ: Ὁ ἅγιος Σάββας (?). Wreath border.
Reverse
Inscription in three lines with cross below. Wreath border.
ΓΕ
ΥΔΙ
ΚΟΝ
Εὐγενίου διακόνου
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4768 |
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Diameter | 21.0 mm |
Translation
Εὐγενίου διακόνου.
(Seal of) Eugenios, deacon.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Laurent read the name as Γεωργίου (George); however, Eugenios is more likely based on the hypothesized space before our inscription begins in the first line.