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Gregoras imperial kandidatos (eighth/ninth century)

 
 

Obverse

Inscription of four lines. Indeterminate border.

ΓΡ.
ΟΡΒ.
Ν.
.̣..

Γρ[ηγ]ορᾷ β(ασιλικῷ) [κ]ανδ[ιδ]ά[τῳ]

Reverse

Effaced.

Obverse

Inscription of four lines. Indeterminate border.

ΓΡ.
ΟΡΒ.
Ν.
.̣..

Γρ[ηγ]ορᾷ β(ασιλικῷ) [κ]ανδ[ιδ]ά[τῳ]

Reverse

Effaced.

Accession number BZS.1955.1.888
Diameter 26.0 mm
Condition Punctured. Largely effaced on one side.

Translation

Γρηγορᾷ βασιλικῷ κανδιδάτῳ ...

Gregoras imperial kandidatos ...

Commentary

It is not clear whether the effaced side of this seal contained an invocation (in which case it would be the obverse) or a continuation of the inscription identifying the owner's office.