Artavasdos (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Demetrios holding a spear over his right shoulder and a shield with his left arm. Traces of epigraphy on either side: ||ημ|η|τρ, : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Δημήτρ(ιος). Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. Demetrios holding a spear over his right shoulder and a shield with his left arm. Traces of epigraphy on either side: ||ημ|η|τρ, : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Δημήτρ(ιος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
γρα,
σραγι,
λογ,αρτα̣
ασ
γραφ(ὰς) σφραγίζ(ω) (καὶ) λόγ(ους) Ἀρταβάσδου
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.1200 |
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Diameter | 19.0 mm; field: 14.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 365. |
Translation
γραφὰς σφραγίζω καὶ λόγους Ἀρταβάσδου.
I seal the letters and correspondence of Artavasdos.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)