Pothos (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas offering a blessing and holding the Gospel. On either side, a vertical inscription (note the inversion of the letters on the right): |ν|ικ|λο|α : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικόλα(ος). Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas offering a blessing and holding the Gospel. On either side, a vertical inscription (note the inversion of the letters on the right): |ν|ικ|λο|α : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικόλα(ος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ποθ
μακαρ
σφραγιΕ̣
ραησ
λογ
Πόθου, μάκαρ, σφράγιζε [π]ράξης [(καὶ)] λόγ[ους]
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.1368 |
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Diameter | 24.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Published twice by Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 127 (reading the name as Ἄπρου); and in volume II, no. 1802 (with reading Πόθου). |
Translation
Πόθου, μάκαρ, σφράγιζε πράξης καὶ λόγους.
Blessèd one, seal the acts and correspondence of Pothos.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)