John (man of the metropolitan of) Methymna and nobelissimos (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ι̅
.φραγι.
.αν.
.ισι
.
Ἰω(άννου) [σ]φράγι[σμ]α νωβ[ελ]ισί[μ]ου
Obverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ι̅
.φραγι.
.αν.
.ισι
.
Ἰω(άννου) [σ]φράγι[σμ]α νωβ[ελ]ισί[μ]ου
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
αφνορ
ανθρπ
τοντμ
θυμν
σ
ἀφ' ὧν ὅρ[α], ἄνθρωπ[ε], τὸν τοῦ Μ[η]θύμν[η]ς
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1852 |
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Diameter | 21.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 5 no. 104.1b. See also Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 1043. |
Translation
Ἰωάννου σφράγισμα νωβελισίμου. ἀφ' ὧν ὅρα, ἄνθρωπε, τὸν τοῦ Μηθύμνης.
Seal of the nobelissimos John. From these tokens, man, see that I am the nephew of the metropolitan of Methymna.
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)
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
See the commentary to the parallel specimen BZS 1951.31.5.1851.