Athanasios monk and hegoumenos of the imperial monastery of the Proedros ... ? (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Basil blessing with his right hand and holding a book in his left. Inscription in two columns: ||Ασ|ι|λ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Βασίλ(ειος). Remains of a circular invocation beginning at seven o'clock. Border of dots.
κεοιθ.
Κ(ύρι)ε βοίθ(ει) [τ]ῷ [σῷ δ(ούλῳ)]
Obverse
Bust of St. Basil blessing with his right hand and holding a book in his left. Inscription in two columns: ||Ασ|ι|λ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Βασίλ(ειος). Remains of a circular invocation beginning at seven o'clock. Border of dots.
κεοιθ.
Κ(ύρι)ε βοίθ(ει) [τ]ῷ [σῷ δ(ούλῳ)]
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.
αθανα
σηουαχκα
.ηγμεν
τισ,μονισ
.αεδρο
..οι
Ἀθανασήου (μον)αχ(οῦ) κα[ὶ] ἡγουμέν(ου) τῖς β(ασιλικῆς) μονῖς τοῦ (Προ)έδρο[υ] ...
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.476 |
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Diameter | 25.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 5 no. 89.1; Laurent, Corpus 5.2: no. 1187 (saint on the obverse misidentified). |
Translation
Κύριε βοίθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Ἀθανασήου μοναχοῦ καὶ ἡγουμένου τῖς βασιλικῆς μονῖς τοῦ Προέδρου ...
Lord, help your servant. (Seal of) Athanasios monk and hegoumenos of the imperial monastery of the Proedros ...
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 5: The East (continued), Constantinople and Environs, Unknown Locations, Addenda, Uncertain Readings (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
In his reading, Laurent omitted the last line; the letters are by no means clear. One would like to read the final line as [Βασιλ]εί(ου), but too few letters are certain to verify this reading.
The letters of the understrike are visible on the obverse at right.