Aetios kouboukleisios (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
An eagle, standing at 3/4, moving to the right, with a serpent in its beak. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. Border of dots.
ΑΕ
ΟΚ.
ΚΛΗΣ.
Ω
Ἀετίῳ κουβουκλησίῳ
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.302 |
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Diameter | 19.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 163. |
Translation
Ἀετίῳ κουβουκλησίῳ.
Aetios kouboukleisios.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Laurent suggests that the normal invocation (Θεοτόκε/Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ) ought to be inside of the border of the obverse, but that it is not present due to the damage to the seal.