Basil Kinnamos (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. John Prodromos holding a long cross. Sigla preserved at right (note the ligature): ΠΡ|Μ, : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ] Πρ(όδρο)μ(ος). Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. John Prodromos holding a long cross. Sigla preserved at right (note the ligature): ΠΡ|Μ, : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ] Πρ(όδρο)μ(ος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. Border of dots.
ΣΦΡΑΓ
ΚΙΝΑΜ
ΑΣΙΛ
Τ̣.Γ.
σφραγ[ὶς] Κινάμ[ου] Βασιλεί[ου] τ[υ]γ[χά(νω)]
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4002 |
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Diameter | 12.0 mm |
Translation
σφραγὶς Κινάμου Βασιλείου τυγχάνω.
I am the seal of Basil Kinnamos.
Bibliography
- Corpus of Byzantine Seals from Bulgaria (Open in Zotero)
- Les bulles métriques dans la sigillographie byzantine (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Dodecasyllabic. This specimen is absent from Wassiliou-Seibt's catalogue of metrical seals. No parallels are known, although BZS.1947.2.1375, struck by a certain Basil Kinnamos sometime in the eleventh century, is possibly related to this specimen. Cf. Jordanov, Corpus II, p. 209; Laurent, Bulles metriques, no. 605.