Stephen archdeacon (eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription in three lines. Border of dots.
ΣΦΡΑ
ΓΙΣΕ
ΑΙΑ
σφραγὶς βεβαία
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. Border of dots.
στεφα
.ουαρ
.ιδια
.ον
Στεφά[ν]ου ἀρ[χ]ιδια[κ]όνου
Obverse
Inscription in three lines. Border of dots.
ΣΦΡΑ
ΓΙΣΕ
ΑΙΑ
σφραγὶς βεβαία
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. Border of dots.
στεφα
.ουαρ
.ιδια
.ον
Στεφά[ν]ου ἀρ[χ]ιδια[κ]όνου
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1079 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 20.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/2, no. 1022. See also Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2357a. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
σφραγὶς βεβαία Στεφάνου ἀρχιδιακόνου.
The secure seal of the archdeacon Stephen.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Dodecasyllabic. Wassiliou-Seibt notes that the original inscription made a correct twelve-syllable verse but was altered when the owner was raised from διάκονος to ἀρχιδιάκονος.