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Michael (metropolitan) of Kyzikos (eleventh century)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of the Virgin orans, the medallion before her. On either side the sigla: ΘY : Mή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of seven lines. Border of dots.

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Τὸν Κυζίκου με Μιχαὴλ σκέποις

Obverse

Bust of the Virgin orans, the medallion before her. On either side the sigla: ΘY : Mή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of seven lines. Border of dots.

+ΤΟΝ
ΚΥΚΟΥ
ΜΕΜΙΧΑΗΛ
ΣΚΕΠΟΙ
Σ

Τὸν Κυζίκου με Μιχαὴλ σκέποις

Accession number BZS.1951.31.5.2190
Diameter 22.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 3, no. 53.7.
Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 355.

Translation

Τὸν Κυζίκου με Μιχαὴλ σκέποις.

Μay you protect me, Michael, the (metropolitan) of Kyzikos.

Commentary

The inscription consists of two five-syllable verses and seems to represent an attempt at metre; see Eric McGeer, "Discordant verses on Byzantine metrical seals," SBS 4 (1995), 63-69.

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