Anonymous (eleventh century)
Obverse
St. Michael standing, wings outspread, holding the sceptre in his right hand and the globus cruciger in his left. On either side, sigla: Μ|ιχ|α: Μιχαήλ. Border of dots.
Obverse
St. Michael standing, wings outspread, holding the sceptre in his right hand and the globus cruciger in his left. On either side, sigla: Μ|ιχ|α: Μιχαήλ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross between lines above. Border of dots.
γραφη
παριστα
το,τυπον
τινοσφε
ρ
γραφὴ παριστᾷ τὸ(ν) τύπον τίνος φέρω
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.1887 |
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Diameter | 22.0 mm; field: 20.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 517b. |
Translation
γραφὴ παριστᾷ τὸν τύπον τίνος φέρω.
The letter tells you whose inscription I bear.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
Commentary