Michael Saronites, magistros and doux of all the West (eleventh century)
Obverse
St. Michael, standing and holding a sceptre and globus. Traces of sigla: Μ: Μ(ιχαήλ). Border of dots.
Obverse
St. Michael, standing and holding a sceptre and globus. Traces of sigla: Μ: Μ(ιχαήλ). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines with cross at beginning. Border of dots.
κ.,θ,
Μιμαγισ
τρSδκι
πασησδυσε
..τσαρ
νιτη
Κ(ύρι)[ε] β(οή)θ(ει) Μιχ(αὴλ) μαγίστρῳ (καὶ) δουκὶ πάσης Δύσε[ως] τῷ Σαρ(ω)νίτῃ
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.4317 |
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Diameter | 28.0 mm; field: 25.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 1 no. 1.20b. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Μιχαὴλ μαγίστρῳ καὶ δουκὶ πάσης Δύσεως τῷ Σαρωνίτῃ.
Lord, help Michael Saronites, magistros and doux of all the West.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The reading of this poorly preserved specimen has been restored with reference to its parallel from the same boulloterion: BZS 1951.31.5.498. See also the commentary to that entry.