Basil monk and oikonomos of the Imperial Monastery (eleventh century)
Obverse
Details are largely obscured, but they seem to show a bust of a figure holding a spear diagonally across his chest. No trace of epigraphy or border.
Reverse
Inscription of five (?) lines. Border of dots.
κεθ,
ασηλ,
α̅χ̅οικ,
.̅⸣μον
..
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Βασηλ(είῳ) (μον)αχ(ῷ) (καὶ) οἰκ(ονόμῳ) [τ(ῆς)] Β(ασιλικῆς) Μον[ῆς]
Obverse
Details are largely obscured, but they seem to show a bust of a figure holding a spear diagonally across his chest. No trace of epigraphy or border.
Reverse
Inscription of five (?) lines. Border of dots.
κεθ,
ασηλ,
α̅χ̅οικ,
.̅⸣μον
..
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Βασηλ(είῳ) (μον)αχ(ῷ) (καὶ) οἰκ(ονόμῳ) [τ(ῆς)] Β(ασιλικῆς) Μον[ῆς]
| Accession number | BZS.1947.2.331 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 27.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 5 no. 78.5. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Βασηλείῳ μοναχῷ καὶ οἰκονόμῳ τῆς Βασιλικῆς Μονῆς.
Lord, help Basil monk and oikonomos of the Imperial Monastery.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 5: The East (continued), Constantinople and Environs, Unknown Locations, Addenda, Uncertain Readings (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Laurent (Corpus 5.3: nos. 1904–5) published only two of several specimens from the Dumbarton Oaks collections attesting the existence of a monastery known as the "Imperial," an establishment that, under this name at least, is not otherwise known.