Kannaboutzes (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God with a medallion of Christ. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God with a medallion of Christ. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines with decorations above and below.
ΣΦΡΑΓ,
ΓΡΑΦΑΣ
ΠΙΣΤΣΑ
ΤΚΑΝΝΑ
Η
Σφραγὶς γραφὰς πιστοῦσα τοῦ Κανναβούτζη
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5406 |
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Diameter | 30.0 mm; field: 24.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2388b. |
Translation
Σφραγὶς γραφὰς πιστοῦσα τοῦ Κανναβούτζη.
A seal certifying the correspondence of Kannaboutzes.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
- Corpus of Byzantine Seals from Bulgaria (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The inscription on this seal consists of a dodecasyllabic verse.
One other specimen in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection is related to this seal. It bears the same inscription but differs in obverse iconography.
Cf. Jordanov, Corpus II, no. 260.