Michael asekretis and judge of the Islands (eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription of four lines preceded by an ornament; last line flanked by decorations, of which one is visible. Border of dots.
ΘΚ.
ΟΗΘ..
ΤΣ..
Λ
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Inscription of four lines preceded by an ornament; last line flanked by decorations, of which one is visible. Border of dots.
ΘΚ.
ΟΗΘ..
ΤΣ..
Λ
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines followed by a decoration. Border of dots.
...ΗΛ
..ΗΚΡΗΤ
..ΡΙΤΗ
.ΝΝΗΣˋ
Μιχαὴλ ἀσηκρῆτις καὶ κριτῇ τῶν Νήσων
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.4539 |
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Diameter | 20.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 43.2. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Μιχαὴλ ἀσηκρῆτις καὶ κριτῇ τῶν Νήσων.
Theotokos, help your servant Michael asekretis and judge of the Islands.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 2: South of the Balkans, the Islands, South of Asia Minor (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Molivdovuly grečeskogo Vostoka (Open in Zotero)