Basil Machetaris, vestes, judge and katepano of Melitene and of Lykandos (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans with the medallion of Christ before her (type of Episkepsis, according to Seibt, SBS 1, 54). Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. A semicircular inscription above. Border of dots.
+θκεRοηθ,
Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθ(ει)
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines. Border of dots.
Rσιλ,
Rεστ,κρι
τ,Sκτεπ,
μελιτ,Sλι
κνδ,τ
μχητ
-ρι-
βασιλ(είῳ) βέστ(ῃ), κριτ(ῇ) (καὶ) κατεπ(άνω) Μελιτ(ηνῆς) (καὶ) Λικανδ(οῦ) τῷ Μαχητάρι
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans with the medallion of Christ before her (type of Episkepsis, according to Seibt, SBS 1, 54). Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. A semicircular inscription above. Border of dots.
+θκεRοηθ,
Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθ(ει)
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines. Border of dots.
Rσιλ,
Rεστ,κρι
τ,Sκτεπ,
μελιτ,Sλι
κνδ,τ
μχητ
-ρι-
βασιλ(είῳ) βέστ(ῃ), κριτ(ῇ) (καὶ) κατεπ(άνω) Μελιτ(ηνῆς) (καὶ) Λικανδ(οῦ) τῷ Μαχητάρι
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5399 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 30.0 mm; field: 27.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 53.5b. G. Sclumberger, in Sig., 282-83, no. 4, published a seal of the British Museum with the same inscription but seemingly from a different boulloterion. Cf. Birch, no. 17,559. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει βασιλείῳ βέστῃ, κριτῇ καὶ κατεπάνω Μελιτηνῆς καὶ Λικανδοῦ τῷ Μαχητάρι.
Mother of God, help Basil Machetaris, vestes, judge, and katepano of Melitene and of Lykandos.
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Commentary
This seal has been edited jointly with BZS 1958.106.1371; see the commentary to that entry.