Peter vestarches (eleventh century)
Obverse
St. George standing, holding a spear with his right hand and a shield with his left. Details indistinct. Traces of epigraphy on either side: |γε|.γ|ο|σ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γεώ[ρ]γ(ι)ος.
Obverse
St. George standing, holding a spear with his right hand and a shield with his left. Details indistinct. Traces of epigraphy on either side: |γε|.γ|ο|σ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γεώ[ρ]γ(ι)ος.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. A decoration below. Border of dots.
εσ
μεολο
γουσε
στρχ
πετρ
δεσμέβο λόγους βεστάρχου Πέτρου
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2223 |
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Diameter | 19.0 mm; field: 17.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 609. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
δεσμεύω λόγους βεστάρχου Πέτρου.
I fasten shut the correspondence of Peter the vestarch.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Note the homophonic spelling of the verb δεσμεύω as δεσμέβο. We have restored the correct form in the final reading.