Isaac Philokales (twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of St Basil holding the Gospel and offering a blessing. Sigla on either side: ||σ|ι|λει|ο, : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Βασίλειο(ς). Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St Basil holding the Gospel and offering a blessing. Sigla on either side: ||σ|ι|λει|ο, : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Βασίλειο(ς). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
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σφραγὶς Ἰσαακίῳ τῷ Φυλοκάλῳ
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.1074 |
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Diameter | 20.0 mm; field: 18.0 mm |
Translation
σφραγὶς Ἰσαακίῳ τῷ Φυλοκάλῳ.
Seal of Isaac Philokales.
Commentary
One would expect the owner's name to be given in the genitive case, rather than in the dative as it is rendered on this seal.