The judge of the Macedonians (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
St. Basil (left) and St. Nicholas standing, both blessing and holding book. Vertical inscription at left: |Α|ΣΙ|ΛΕΙ|Ο|/. At right: |Ν|Ι|ΚΟ|ΛΑ|Ο|/: Ὁ ἅγιος Βασίλειος, Ὁ ἅγιος Νικόλαος. Border of dots.
Obverse
St. Basil (left) and St. Nicholas standing, both blessing and holding book. Vertical inscription at left: |Α|ΣΙ|ΛΕΙ|Ο|/. At right: |Ν|Ι|ΚΟ|ΛΑ|Ο|/: Ὁ ἅγιος Βασίλειος, Ὁ ἅγιος Νικόλαος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines preceded by an ornament. Border of dots.
ΓΡΑΦΑΣ
ΕΑΙ
ΤΟΥΚΡΙΤ
ΜΑΚΕΔΟ
ΝΝ
Γραφὰς βεβαιῶ τοῦ κριτοῦ Μακεδόνων
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.3600 |
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Diameter | 33.0 mm; field: 27.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 43.15. Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 304. |
Translation
Γραφὰς βεβαιῶ τοῦ κριτοῦ Μακεδόνων.
I secure the correspondence of the judge of the Macedonians.
Bibliography
- 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)
- Philippes et la Macédoine orientale à l’époque chrétienne et byzantine; recherches d’histoire et d’archéologie (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)
- La Macédoine orientale à l’époque byzantine: à propos d'un livre récent (Open in Zotero)
- Sigillographie de l’Empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
- Theophanes Continuatus, Ioannes Cameniata, Symeon Magister, Georgius Monachus (Open in Zotero)
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
This seal presents a correct twelve-syllable verse.