Constantine Opos, doux (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God (Episkepsis) orans, with the Child before her. Sigla: Μ̅. : Μ(ήτηρ) [Θ(εοῦ)]. Line border.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Line border.
αγνη
φυλατ.
κικ̅.
τοπο
Ἅγνη, φύλατ[τ(ε)] δουκὶ Κω[ν(σταντίνῳ)] το Ὤπο
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God (Episkepsis) orans, with the Child before her. Sigla: Μ̅. : Μ(ήτηρ) [Θ(εοῦ)]. Line border.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Line border.
αγνη
φυλατ.
κικ̅.
τοπο
Ἅγνη, φύλατ[τ(ε)] δουκὶ Κω[ν(σταντίνῳ)] το Ὤπο
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.917 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 18.0 mm; field: 15.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 43; Stavros G. Georgiou, "The Byzantine family of Opos: Addenda et corrigenda," Byzantion 83 (2013), no. 14. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Ἅγνη, φύλαττε δουκὶ Κωνσταντίνῳ το Ὤπο.
Holy One, watch over the doux Constantine Opos.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)