Eustratios Chrysopodes (?) (twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans, holding the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: Μ̅θ̅: Μ(ήτηρ) Θ(εοῦ). Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans, holding the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: Μ̅θ̅: Μ(ήτηρ) Θ(εοῦ). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
ευρα
τιονσκε
ποισμοι
τοπδ
Εὐστράτιον σκέποις μοι το Χρυσοπόδῃ
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2052 |
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Diameter | 19.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 827. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Εὐστράτιον σκέποις μοι το Χρυσοπόδῃ.
May you protect me, Eustratios Chrysopodes.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The restoration of the owner's family name as Chrysopodes is by no means certain. The last letter of the fourth line of the reverse could be a lambda, in which case the name could be Chrysopolos.