Theosteriktos protos and monk (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans with medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ΜΡ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans with medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ΜΡ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines with cross above. Border of dots.
πρτ
μοναχ
σφραγισθεο
ηρικτ
Πρώτου μοναχοῦ σφραγὶς Θεοστηρίκτου
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.690 |
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Diameter | 25.0 mm; field: 17.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/2, no. 1313. See also Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 1877. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Πρώτου μοναχοῦ σφραγὶς Θεοστηρίκτου.
Seal of Theosteriktos, protos and monk.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Dodecasyllable.