Aplazites (eleventh century)
Obverse
A Latin cross flanked by two smaller crosses and mounted on two steps. Tendrils rise from the base, and a pellet with dots above and below adorns each end of the crossbeam. No inscription. Border of dots.
Obverse
A Latin cross flanked by two smaller crosses and mounted on two steps. Tendrils rise from the base, and a pellet with dots above and below adorns each end of the crossbeam. No inscription. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
Κ̅Ε̅,Θ,
ΤΣ,
ΠΛΖ,
ΤΗ
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δ(ούλῳ) Ἀπλαζ(ί)τῃ
Accession number | BZS 1958.106.3571 |
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Diameter | 17.0 mm; field: 12.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Seibt-Nesbitt, "Odd surnames," no. 9. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἀπλαζίτῃ.
Lord, help your servant Aplazites.
Bibliography
- Odd Surnames beginning with Alpha. A Selection of Examples of Byzantine Seals in the Harvard Collections (Open in Zotero)