John Tourkopoulos (twelfth century)
Obverse
The archangel Michael standing, wings outspread, holding a sceptre in his right hand and a globus cruciger in his left. Epigraphy on either side (poorly preserved on the right): Ο|Χ|ΑΡ-Χ̅|Μ : Ὁ ἀρχ(άγγελος) Μιχ(αήλ). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
πτερυι
τισσισμι̅ηλ̅
τοτ
.̅νμετ̅
τ̣ρκοπλο
.κε̣ποισ
πτέρυξι ταῖς σαῖς, Μιχ(α)ὴλ πρωτοστάτα, [Ἰ]ωάννην με τ(ὸν) Τουρκόπουλο(ν) [σ]κέποις
Obverse
The archangel Michael standing, wings outspread, holding a sceptre in his right hand and a globus cruciger in his left. Epigraphy on either side (poorly preserved on the right): Ο|Χ|ΑΡ-Χ̅|Μ : Ὁ ἀρχ(άγγελος) Μιχ(αήλ). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
πτερυι
τισσισμι̅ηλ̅
τοτ
.̅νμετ̅
τ̣ρκοπλο
.κε̣ποισ
πτέρυξι ταῖς σαῖς, Μιχ(α)ὴλ πρωτοστάτα, [Ἰ]ωάννην με τ(ὸν) Τουρκόπουλο(ν) [σ]κέποις
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5673 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 34.0 mm; field: 29.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 1881. |
Translation
πτέρυξι ταῖς σαῖς, Μιχαὴλ πρωτοστάτα, Ἰωάννην με τὸν Τουρκόπουλον σκέποις.
Michael, foremost in battle, shelter me, John Tourkopoulos, beneath your wings.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Note the superfluous abbreviation mark at the beginning of the fourth line of the reverse.
Wassiliou-Seibt dates this seal to the years between 1150 and 1163.