Theodore (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Theodore holding a spear over his right shoulder and his shield with his left hand. Sigla on both sides: .|θ|ε||Ρ, : [ὁ ἅ(γιος)] Θεόδωρος. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. Theodore holding a spear over his right shoulder and his shield with his left hand. Sigla on both sides: .|θ|ε||Ρ, : [ὁ ἅ(γιος)] Θεόδωρος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross of four dots above. Border of dots.
ομονυ
μονσον
γ,καλοσμαρ
τοι,σκε
ποισ
ὁμόνυμον σόν, (τρίσ)καλος μάρτοι(ς), σκέποις
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.3949 |
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Diameter | 23.0 mm; field: 17.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 1637. |
Translation
ὁμόνυμον σόν, τρίσκαλος μάρτοις, σκέποις.
May you, the thrice-good martyr, watch over your servant of the same name.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Note the unusual epithet τρίσκαλος (thrice-good), unattested elsewhere in sigillographic and literary sources.