Michael Skleros, protoproedros, judge, and exisotes of the West (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans with medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Traces of a circular inscription. Border of dots.
Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθ(ει)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans with medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Traces of a circular inscription. Border of dots.
Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθ(ει)
Reverse
Inscription in six lines preceded by a decoration. Border of dots.
μιχαηλ
Απροεδρ
κριτηSεΞι
στητησ
δυσεστ
σκληρ
Μιχαὴλ (πρωτο)προέδρῳ κριτῇ (καὶ) ἐξισωτῇ τῆς Δύσεως τῷ Σκληρῷ
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.3314 |
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Diameter | 28.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 1 no. 1.22a. Mentioned by Seibt, Skleroi, 99 (= no. 24). |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Μιχαὴλ πρωτοπροέδρῳ κριτῇ καὶ ἐξισωτῇ τῆς Δύσεως τῷ Σκληρῷ
Mother of God, help Michael Skleros protoproedros, judge, and exisotes of the West.
Bibliography
- Die Skleroi: Eine prosopographisch-sigillographische Studie (Open in Zotero)
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea (Open in Zotero)
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Commentary
The full text of this seal has been restored with reference to its better preserved counterpart: BZS 1951.31.5.67 (linked; see also the commentary to that entry).