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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.

Reverse

Inscription in four lines with an abbreviation above. Border of dots.


φραγ,
.εφυκα
.νευθυ
μιου

Σφραγὶς πέφυκα τῶν Εὐθυμίου

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
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.

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 In his unpublished catalogue of the Shaw collection, Laurent restores the word γραφῶν in a hypothetical first line, making it a dodecasyllable.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.

Bibliography

  • Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)