Romanos Skleros (twelfth/thirteenth century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Theodore (Stratelates) holding a spear and shield. Sigla on either side: |θ|ε|ο||ρος : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Θεόδωρος. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. Theodore (Stratelates) holding a spear and shield. Sigla on either side: |θ|ε|ο||ρος : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Θεόδωρος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
σκλη
.σφρα
.ισμοιρ
μ̣ανρα
.η..σ̣
Σκλη[ρ]ῷ σφρα[γ]ίς μοι ᾽Ρωμανῷ στρα[τ]ηλά[τη]ς
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.1271 |
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Diameter | 24.0 mm; field: 16.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2209 (discussing the various dates and identifications proposed for this seal). |
Translation
Σκληρῷ σφραγίς μοι ᾽Ρωμανῷ στρατηλάτης.
The stratelates is the seal to me, Romanos Skleros.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The inscription invokes St Theodore Stratelates as the seal and protector of the owner, Romanos Skleros.