Constantine priest (or bishop) (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans, with the medallion before her. Details indistinct. No epigraphy visible. Indeterminate border.
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans, with the medallion before her. Details indistinct. No epigraphy visible. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, possibly a decoration above. Border of dots.
ΣΦΡΑΓ,
πεφυκ,
ΤΘΥΤ
Κ̅Ν
Σφραγ(ὶς) πέφυκ(α) τοῦ θύτου Κων(σταντίνου)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3020 |
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Diameter | 18.0 mm; field: 11.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2726 (see also I, no. 617). |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Σφραγὶς πέφυκα τοῦ θύτου Κωνσταντίνου
I am the seal of the priest (or bishop) Constantine.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The inscription is dodecasyllabic.