Constantine Manouelites, judge (twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of St Nicholas holding the book and offering a blessing. Details indistinct. Sigla on either side: |νι|κ|ολ|αο|σ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικόλαος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
τκριτ,
κνσταν
τιντου
μανη
λιτ,
τοῦ κριτ(οῦ) Κωνσταντίνου τοῦ Μανουηλίτ(ου)
Obverse
Bust of St Nicholas holding the book and offering a blessing. Details indistinct. Sigla on either side: |νι|κ|ολ|αο|σ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικόλαος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
τκριτ,
κνσταν
τιντου
μανη
λιτ,
τοῦ κριτ(οῦ) Κωνσταντίνου τοῦ Μανουηλίτ(ου)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3857 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | The inscription contains thirteen syllables but would work as a proper dodecasyllable if the ουη in the owner's family name were elided. |
Translation
τοῦ κριτοῦ Κωνσταντίνου τοῦ Μανουηλίτου.
(Seal of) the judge Constantine Manouelites.
Commentary
The owner of this seal is likely the same Constantine Manouelites attested as one of the judges in a tribunal convened to rule on a case involving the Lavra monastery in 1196; see PBW: Konstantinos 245.