(M/R)ouselios proedros (eleventh century)
Obverse
Virgin seated on a throne, holding child on her lap. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Indeterminate border.
θκε,θ,
.σδ,
.σελη
.οεδρ
.....
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δού(λῳ) [Ῥ/Μ]ουσελήῳ [πρ]οέδρῳ ...
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2197 |
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Diameter | 20.0 mm |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ῥ/Μουσελήῳ προέδρῳ ...
Theotokos, help your servant Mouselios (or Rouselios) ..., proedros.
Commentary
The seal owner's name could be Mouselios or Rouselios, neither of which is a common name but both of which are attested in the eleventh century.
The last word appears to be a family name. However it is unclear what it reads. If it is the word Φράγγῳ, then we would have the name Rouselios, as that is a Hellenization of the French name Roussel, like the infamous Norman Roussel de Bailleul, whose seal this may have been during his time in imperial service.