Anonymous (eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription of three lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
οσοι
πεποι
θσ
ὁ σοὶ πεποιθὼς
Reverse
Inscription of three lines, decorations above and below. Border of dots.
πανκα
τορθοι
χ̅ε̅μ
πᾶν κατορθοῖ, Χ(ριστ)έ μου
Obverse
Inscription of three lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
οσοι
πεποι
θσ
ὁ σοὶ πεποιθὼς
Reverse
Inscription of three lines, decorations above and below. Border of dots.
πανκα
τορθοι
χ̅ε̅μ
πᾶν κατορθοῖ, Χ(ριστ)έ μου
| Accession number | BZS.1947.2.1238 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 30.0 mm; field: 11.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | J.W. Nesbitt, "Overstruck seals in the Dumbarton Oaks collection: reused or counterstamped?" SBS 2 (1990), no. 3; see also Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 1568a. |
Translation
ὁ σοὶ πεποιθὼς πᾶν κατορθοῖ, Χριστέ μου.
The man who puts his faith in You does all things rightly, O my Christ.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
- Overstruck Seals in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The remains of a previous strike are visible around the small anonymous inscription struck over it in the center (note that the relationship of the dies was 180 degrees). On the obverse, traces of a five-line inscription: στε|..|α.|α...α|για . On the reverse, traces of another five-line inscription: δυ.εν|γρ.....ν|.ι...|π....τ.|.γραφ . The remains are too piecemeal to be reconstituted but as a whole the inscription appears to have been composed of two twelve-syllable verses.