Michael Chalouphes, sebastos and doux (twelfth/thirteenth century)
Obverse
St. Michael standing, with open wings, holding a trident scepter in his right hand and the globus cruciger in his left. Inscription: Ο|Χ|ΜΧ|Μ : Ὁ Μιχαὴλ : Border of dots.
Obverse
St. Michael standing, with open wings, holding a trident scepter in his right hand and the globus cruciger in his left. Inscription: Ο|Χ|ΜΧ|Μ : Ὁ Μιχαὴλ : Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, preceded by a cross. Border of dots.
ΟΟΣ
ΜΙΧΑΗ
ΣΕΑΟΥ
ΤΧΑΛ
.Η
Δουκὸς Μιχαὴλ σεβαστοῦ τοῦ Χαλούφη
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.775 |
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Diameter | 35.0 mm; field: 30.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 659. |
Translation
Δουκὸς Μιχαὴλ σεβαστοῦ τοῦ Χαλούφη.
(The seal) of Michael Chalouphes, doux and sebastos.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The sigla are unusual in that the X precedes M, as though the engraver inverted the usual pattern and put it on both sides.