Leontios monk (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas, details indistinct. Traces of inscription: ν|κο|λα|σ : Ὁ ἅγιος Νικόλαος. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. Indeterminate border.
ΣΦΡΑΓ,
ΠΕΦΥΚΑ
ΛΕΟΝΤΙ
Σφραγὶς πέφυκα Λεοντίου μοναχοῦ
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas, details indistinct. Traces of inscription: ν|κο|λα|σ : Ὁ ἅγιος Νικόλαος. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. Indeterminate border.
ΣΦΡΑΓ,
ΠΕΦΥΚΑ
ΛΕΟΝΤΙ
Σφραγὶς πέφυκα Λεοντίου μοναχοῦ
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3805 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 20.0 mm; field: 13.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2716. |
Translation
Σφραγὶς πέφυκα Λεοντίου μοναχοῦ.
I am the seal of Leontios the monk.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
An incorrect dodecasyllabic verse. As Wassiliou-Seibt points out, reversing the order of the last two words would have given the inscription the proper metrical ending with the accent on the second last syllable: μοναχοῦ Λεοντίου.