Gregory Taronites (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
The archangel Michael standing, wings outspread, holding the labarum with his right hand and the globus in his left. Epigraphy on either side: χ|αχ|μ : ἀ(ρ)χ(άγγελος) Μ(ι)χ(αήλ). Border of dots.
Obverse
The archangel Michael standing, wings outspread, holding the labarum with his right hand and the globus in his left. Epigraphy on either side: χ|αχ|μ : ἀ(ρ)χ(άγγελος) Μ(ι)χ(αήλ). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above and a decoration below. Border of dots.
ρηγορι
ργισμ
ουτρ
ν̣ιτου
[Γ]ρηγορί[ου σφ]ράγισμα [τ]οῦ Ταρωνίτου
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.4856 |
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Diameter | 22.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 592a. See also Stratos Nikolaros, “Die Taronitai. Eine prosopographisch-sigillographische Studie,” Millennium 14 (2017), 227-291, Annex I. |
Translation
Γρηγορίου σφράγισμα τοῦ Ταρωνίτου.
Seal of Gregory Taronites.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)