N. symponos and nosokomos (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Eustratios, who holds the martyr's cross before him. Traces of an inscription on either side: |ευ|στρα|τ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Εὐστρατ(ιος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines beginning with a cross. Bottom lines missing. Border of dots.
.ρ..
.φ..γιδ,
..μπΌν
ν̣οσοκ/ ορο
φ̣Ύαττε̣
ρυτΆν̣
....
[ὁ]ρ[ῶν σ]φ[ρα]γῖδ(α) [συ]μπόνου, νοσοκό(μου) ὅρο(ν) φύλαττε [τ]ρυτάν(ην) (καὶ) [σταθ(μία)?]
Obverse
Bust of St. Eustratios, who holds the martyr's cross before him. Traces of an inscription on either side: |ευ|στρα|τ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Εὐστρατ(ιος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines beginning with a cross. Bottom lines missing. Border of dots.
.ρ..
.φ..γιδ,
..μπΌν
ν̣οσοκ/ ορο
φ̣Ύαττε̣
ρυτΆν̣
....
[ὁ]ρ[ῶν σ]φ[ρα]γῖδ(α) [συ]μπόνου, νοσοκό(μου) ὅρο(ν) φύλαττε [τ]ρυτάν(ην) (καὶ) [σταθ(μία)?]
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3696 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
ὁρῶν σφραγῖδα συμπόνου, νοσοκόμου ὅρον φύλαττε τρυτάνην καὶ σταθμία.
When you see the seal of the symponos and nosokomos, abide by his ruling as to the scale and weights.
Bibliography
- Les sceaux byzantins de la Collection Henri Seyrig (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
See the commentary to the parallel specimen noted in this entry.