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(The monastery of the) Prodromos (eleventh century)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of St. John Prodromos; details of hands are indistinct. Inscription visible at right: π|ρ||ρ : [Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ] Πρ(ό)δρ(ομος). No visible border.

Reverse

Inscription of five lines. No visible border.

.φρ
μγρ
σφργι
ητπρ
ρομ

[Σ]φρά[γ(ισ)]μα γρα[φ(ῶν)] σφραγὶ[ς] ἡ τοῦ Πρ[ο]δρόμ(ου)

Obverse

Bust of St. John Prodromos; details of hands are indistinct. Inscription visible at right: π|ρ||ρ : [Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ] Πρ(ό)δρ(ομος). No visible border.

Reverse

Inscription of five lines. No visible border.

.φρ
μγρ
σφργι
ητπρ
ρομ

[Σ]φρά[γ(ισ)]μα γρα[φ(ῶν)] σφραγὶ[ς] ἡ τοῦ Πρ[ο]δρόμ(ου)

Accession number BZS.1958.106.378
Diameter 13.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 5 no. 80.1c; Laurent, Corpus 5.3: no. 1912 (not illustrated).

Translation

Σφράγισμα γραφῶν σφραγὶς ἡ τοῦ Προδρόμου.

The seal (of the monastery) of the Prodromos authenticates our correspondence.

Commentary

Twelve-syllable verse.

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)