Michael imperial deacon, kouboukleisios, and skeuophylax of the Great Church (ninth century, first half)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: ΤΣ|ΔΛ: τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Indeterminate border.
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: ΤΣ|ΔΛ: τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Indeterminate border.
ΜΙΧΗΛ
ΒΔΙΚΚΒ
ΣΚΕΥΟΦΤ
ΕΚΛΙΣ
Μιχαὴλ β(ασιλικῷ) διακ(όνῳ), κουβου(κλεισίῳ), (καὶ) σκευοφ(ύλακι) τ(ῆς) Μ(ε)γ(άλης) Ἐκλισ(ίας)
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.251 |
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Diameter | 29.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 5 no. 42.45; |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Μιχαὴλ βασιλικῷ διακόνῳ, κουβουκλεισίῳ, καὶ σκευοφύλακι τῆς Μεγάλης Ἐκλισίας.
Theotokos, help your servant Michael imperial deacon, kouboukleisios, and skeuophylax of the Great Church.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 5: The East (continued), Constantinople and Environs, Unknown Locations, Addenda, Uncertain Readings (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)