Basil proedros (= archbishop) of Lemnos (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding Christ. On either side, the sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding Christ. On either side, the sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines, a decoration above. Border of dots.
ΤΟΝΛΗ
ΜΝΙ,ΠΡΟΕ
ΔΡ,ΑΓΝΗΠΑΡ
ΘΕΝΕΦΥΛΑΤ
ΤΕΑΣΙΛ,
ΩΣΣΟΝΟΙ
ΚΕΤ,
Τὸν Λημνίων πρόεδρον, ἁγνὴ Παρθένε, φύλαττε Βασίλειον ὡς σὸν οἰκέτην
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.5041 |
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Diameter | 22.0 mm; field: 19.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 50.2. |
Translation
Τὸν Λημνίων πρόεδρον, ἁγνὴ Παρθένε, φύλαττε Βασίλειον ὡς σὸν οἰκέτην.
Virgin pure, watch over your servant Basil, archbishop of the people of Lemnos.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 2: South of the Balkans, the Islands, South of Asia Minor (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Euphémie de Chalcédoine (Open in Zotero)
- Notitiae Episcopatuum Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae (Open in Zotero)
- Les îles de l’empire byzantin: VIIIe-XIIe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Les sceaux byzantins de la Collection Henri Seyrig (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Two dodecasyllabic verses.