Constantine Koskinas (twelfth century)
Obverse
St. George standing, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand. Sigla: ο|α|γι|ογε|ρ|γιο, : ὁ ἅγιο(ς) Γεώργιο(ς). Indeterminate border.
Obverse
St. George standing, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand. Sigla: ο|α|γι|ογε|ρ|γιο, : ὁ ἅγιο(ς) Γεώργιο(ς). Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Indeterminate border.
ΣΚΠΟΙΣ
ΜΕΜΑΡΤΥΣ̣
ΚΟΣΚΗΝΑΝ
ΚΝΑΝ
ΤΗΝ̣Ν̣
·
σκέποις με, μάρτυς, Κοσκηνᾶν Κωωσταντῆνων
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.550 |
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Diameter | 29.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Vatican, no. 182. Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2076a. See also PBW : Konstantinos 20535. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
σκέποις με, μάρτυς, Κοσκηνᾶν Κωνσταντῆνων.
Martyr, may you protect me, Constantine Koskinas.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Dodecasyllabic.