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Basil Lykopolos (twelfth century)

 
 

Obverse

Inscription of three lines, a cross above. Border of dots.


σι
λσφρ̣
γισμ

Βασιλείου σφράγισμ[α]

Reverse

Inscription of three lines. Border of dots.

Τ̣λυ
κοπ́
Λ̣ου

τοῦ Λυκοπώλου

Obverse

Inscription of three lines, a cross above. Border of dots.


σι
λσφρ̣
γισμ

Βασιλείου σφράγισμ[α]

Reverse

Inscription of three lines. Border of dots.

Τ̣λυ
κοπ́
Λ̣ου

τοῦ Λυκοπώλου

Accession number BZS.1951.31.5.203
Diameter 22.0 mm; field: 17.0 mm
Previous Editions

Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 191.

Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore.

Translation

Βασιλείου σφράγισμα τοῦ Λυκοπώλου.

Seal of Basil Lykopolos.

Commentary

This metrical inscription contains the only instance of the family name Lykopolos so far encountered in the seals.

Bibliography

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