Theodore Koutrikes (twelfth century, first half)
Obverse
Inscription in three lines. Indeterminate border.
ΣΚΕ
ΠΟΙΣΜΕ
.ΑΤΕΡ
Σκέποις με πάτερ
Reverse
Inscription in three lines. Indeterminate border.
ΘΕΟΔ
ΡΟΝΚΟΥ
ΤΡΙΚ..
Θεόδωρον Κουτρίκην
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5170 |
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Diameter | 23.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2100. |
Translation
Σκέποις με πάτερ Θεόδωρον Κουτρίκην.
Holy Father, may you protect me, Theodore Koutrikes.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
- Unedierte Bleisiegel mit Familiennamen aus Privatsammlungen (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Wassiliou-Seibt reads σῶτερ rather than πάτερ in the third line of the inscription on the obverse. Based on the traces of letters still visible πάτερ appears to be a more likely reading.
Cf. Stavrakos, "Privatsammlungen," 190.