Michael deacon (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription in three lines. Linear border.
ΛΟΓΣ
ΣΦΡΑΓ.
·Ζ·
Λόγους σφραγίζω
Reverse
Inscription in three lines. Linear border.
ΜΙΧΑ
ΗΛΔΙΑ
ΚΟΝ
Μιχαὴλ διακόνου
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3588 |
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Diameter | 13.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/2, no. 1043; see also Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 1322. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Λόγους σφραγίζω Μιχαὴλ διακόνου.
I seal the words of Michael the deacon.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Dodecasyllabic.