Adrianos Makronikolaos (twelfth/thirteenth century)
Obverse
Standing figure of St Theodore Stratelates, balancing spear and shield against the ground. On either side: |θ|ε|οδ||ρ|ο|σ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Θεόδωρος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines. Border of dots.
αριανοσ
τυπσετον
ραλατ
ομακρονικο
λαοσονμαρ
τυσσκ.
ποις
Ἀδριανος τυπῶ σε τὸν στρατηλάτην ὁ Μακρονικόλαος ὅν μάρτυς σκ[έ]ποις
Obverse
Standing figure of St Theodore Stratelates, balancing spear and shield against the ground. On either side: |θ|ε|οδ||ρ|ο|σ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Θεόδωρος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines. Border of dots.
αριανοσ
τυπσετον
ραλατ
ομακρονικο
λαοσονμαρ
τυσσκ.
ποις
Ἀδριανος τυπῶ σε τὸν στρατηλάτην ὁ Μακρονικόλαος ὅν μάρτυς σκ[έ]ποις
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.556 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 29.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 50. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Ἀδριανος τυπῶ σε τὸν στρατηλάτην ὁ Μακρονικόλαος, ὅν, μάρτυς σκέποις.
I who engrave you, the stratelates, am Adrianos Makronikolaos, whom, martyr, I pray you will protect.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The inscription includes two twelve-syllable verses. This seems to be the first instance of this family name which is twice attested in the Palaiologan period.