Constantine Dalassenos Doukas (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Inscription in three lines. Wreath border.
ΓΡΑΦ/
ΣΦΡΑ..
Ζ
γραφ(ὰς) σφραγίζω
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. Wreath border.
Κ̅Ν
ΔΑΛΑΣΗ
ΝΤ
ΔΚ,
Κνω(σταντίνου) Δαλασ(η)νοῦ τοῦ Δούκ(α)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1616 |
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Diameter | 18.0 mm; field: 13.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cheynet, "Les Dalassènoi," no. 22; Laurent, Corpus V/2, no. 1082 (read as Constantine Dalassenos, thytes = priest or bishop, a mistake that found its way into PBW : Konstantinos 20221). Cf. Pančenko, Viz. Vrem. 38 (1977), 112, and Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 423b. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
γραφὰς σφραγίζω Κνωσταντίνου Δαλασηνοῦ τοῦ Δούκα.
I seal the writings of Constantine Dalassenos Doukas.
Bibliography
- Les Dalassènoi (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Katalog molivdovulov (Open in Zotero)
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Laurent transcribed the worn last line as ΘΥΤ for θύτου; however, the related seals cited in this entry clearly indicate the correct reading.