Paul judge of the Aegean fleet (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Panteleimon, beardless. Vertical inscription: Π|.|.Τ|Ε|Λ|ΕΙ|Μ: Ὁ ἅγιος Παντελεΐμων. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines between two ornaments. Border of dots.
ΠΑΥΛ
ΣΦΡΑΓΙΣ
ΚΡΙΝΟΝΤ
ΑΙΓΑΙΟ.
.ΛΟΟ.
Πάυλου σφραγὶς κρίνοντος Αἰγαῖον πλόον
Obverse
Bust of St. Panteleimon, beardless. Vertical inscription: Π|.|.Τ|Ε|Λ|ΕΙ|Μ: Ὁ ἅγιος Παντελεΐμων. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines between two ornaments. Border of dots.
ΠΑΥΛ
ΣΦΡΑΓΙΣ
ΚΡΙΝΟΝΤ
ΑΙΓΑΙΟ.
.ΛΟΟ.
Πάυλου σφραγὶς κρίνοντος Αἰγαῖον πλόον
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3148 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 27.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 40.19b. |
Translation
Πάυλου σφραγὶς κρίνοντος Αἰγαῖον πλόον
The seal of Paul who acts as judge for the Aegaean fleet.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, vol. 2: South of the Balkans, the Islands, south of Asia Minor
- Vita S. Theophanis Confessoris
- Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. 1
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung
- Sigillographie de l’Empire byzantin
- Les bulles métriques dans la sigillographie byzantine
Commentary
See the commentary to the parallel specimen, BZS 1955.1.3698.