Euthymios (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Theodore, nimbate, with mustache, short beard, and curly hair, holding a spear in his right hand; the left hand is off the flan. Inscription visible in a column to the left: |θε|Ο: ὁ ἅγιος Θεόδωρος. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. Theodore, nimbate, with mustache, short beard, and curly hair, holding a spear in his right hand; the left hand is off the flan. Inscription visible in a column to the left: |θε|Ο: ὁ ἅγιος Θεόδωρος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines with an abbreviation above. Border of dots.
φραγ,
.εφυκα
.νευθυ
μιου
Σφραγὶς πέφυκα τῶν Εὐθυμίου
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.1421 |
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Diameter | 20.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 561. |
Translation
Σφραγὶς πέφυκα τῶν Εὐθυμίου.
I am the seal of the (words) of Euthymios.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Decasyllable. In his unpublished catalogue of the Shaw collection, Laurent restores the word γραφῶν in a hypothetical first line, making it a dodecasyllable. Wassiliou-Seibt follows his reading. However, there do not seem to be remains of this word, but indeed, do seem to be remains of a decoration over the top remaining line. Thus, it seems more likely that the τῶν is without an attached noun, referring thus to γραφῶν or λόγων, and that this is a ten syllable, not a twelve syllable, verse.