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N. (eleventh century)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of the Mother of God orans. Sigla on either side: μ̅θ̅: Μ(ήτηρ) Θ(εοῦ). Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.

γρ,
σργι̣,
λογ,..
.οινο̣..

γραφ(ὰς) σφραγίζ(ω) (καὶ) λόγ(ους) Ἀ...οινο..

Obverse

Bust of the Mother of God orans. Sigla on either side: μ̅θ̅: Μ(ήτηρ) Θ(εοῦ). Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.

γρ,
σργι̣,
λογ,..
.οινο̣..

γραφ(ὰς) σφραγίζ(ω) (καὶ) λόγ(ους) Ἀ...οινο..

Accession number BZS.1958.106.1476
Diameter 17.0 mm
Previous Editions

Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 367.

Translation

γραφὰς σφραγίζω καὶ λόγους Ἀ...οινο..

I seal the letters and words of A...

Commentary

Wassiliou-Seibt proposed the owner's family name as the otherwise unattested Ἀχ[λειμ]άνη(ς), but in our view the letters visible on the reverse do not justify such a restitution.