Gregory Taronites (eleventh century)
Obverse
The archangel Michael standing, wings outspread, holding a trefoil sceptre in his right hand and a globus in his left. No epigraphy visible. Border of dots.
Obverse
The archangel Michael standing, wings outspread, holding a trefoil sceptre in his right hand and a globus in his left. No epigraphy visible. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
γρι
γριου
σφργισ
μττ
ρονιτ
Γριγωρίου σφράγισμα τοῦ Ταρονίτου
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2845 |
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Diameter | 22.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 592b (incorrectly transcribed). See also Stratos Nikolaros, “Die Taronitai. Eine prosopographisch-sigillographische Studie,” Millennium 14 (2017), 227-291, Annex I. |
Translation
Γριγωρίου σφράγισμα τοῦ Ταρονίτου.
Seal of Gregory Taronites.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
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