Nicholas (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
St. Stephen standing, holding a censer in his right hand and what appears to be a book in his left. Details indistinct. Traces of epigraphy on either side: σ|τα|ο|σ : [ὁ ἅ(γιος)] Στ[έφ]α[ν]ος. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, beginning with a cross. The last line is only partially preserved. Indeterminate border.
νικ.
.αονσΖ
στεφανΕ̣
σονλατ
Ρ̣Ι̣Ν̣
Νικ[όλ]αον σῷζ[ε], Στέφανε, σὸν λάτριν
Obverse
St. Stephen standing, holding a censer in his right hand and what appears to be a book in his left. Details indistinct. Traces of epigraphy on either side: σ|τα|ο|σ : [ὁ ἅ(γιος)] Στ[έφ]α[ν]ος. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, beginning with a cross. The last line is only partially preserved. Indeterminate border.
νικ.
.αονσΖ
στεφανΕ̣
σονλατ
Ρ̣Ι̣Ν̣
Νικ[όλ]αον σῷζ[ε], Στέφανε, σὸν λάτριν
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2328 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 1523. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Νικόλαον σῷζε, Στέφανε, σὸν λάτριν.
Stephen, save your servant Nicholas.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
A twelve-syllable verse, but the caesura falls after the sixth syllable.