Mitzakalites epi tou stratou (thirteenth/fourteenth century)
Obverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
οτυ
.πιου
τρατ
ου
τοῦ ἐπὶ τοῦ στρατοῦ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
ο υ
μιτα
καλι
του
τοῦ Μιτζακαλίτου
Obverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
οτυ
.πιου
τρατ
ου
τοῦ ἐπὶ τοῦ στρατοῦ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
ο υ
μιτα
καλι
του
τοῦ Μιτζακαλίτου
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3308 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 18.0 mm; field: 15.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
τοῦ ἐπὶ τοῦ στρατοῦ τοῦ Μιτζακαλίτου.
(Seal of) Mitzakalites, epi tou stratou.
Commentary
Note the interesting way of engraving τοῦ (second line of obverse, first line of reverse).
The reading of the family name is by no means certain. Although the epigraphy points to an earlier date, the title epi tou stratou is not attested until the fourteenth century.