Stephen archdeacon (eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription in three lines. Border of dots.
ΣΦΡ.
.ΙΣ.
.ΑΙ.
σφρ[αγ]ὶς β[εβ]αί[α]
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. Border of dots.
.ΤΕΦ.
.ΟΥΑ.
.ΙΔΙ.
.ΟΝ.
[Σ]τεφ[άν]ου ἀ[ρχ]ιδι[ακ]όν[ου]
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2337 |
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Diameter | 21.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Laurent, Corpus V/2, no. 1022. See also Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2357a. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
σφραγὶς βεβαία Στεφάνου ἀρχιδιακόνου.
The secure seal of the archdeacon Stephen.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Dodecasyllabic. The original inscription was a correct twelve-syllable verse but was altered when the owner was promoted from διάκονος to ἀρχιδιάκονος.