John Makrygenes (twelfth century)
Obverse
Inscription of three lines, a decoration below. Border of dots.
.ρ
.ντο
.υροσ
[γ]ρα[φ]ῶν τὸ [κ]ῦρος
Obverse
Inscription of three lines, a decoration below. Border of dots.
.ρ
.ντο
.υροσ
[γ]ρα[φ]ῶν τὸ [κ]ῦρος
Reverse
Inscription of three lines. Border of dots.
ι̅
τμ
κρυγˊ
Ἰω(άννου) τοῦ Μακρυγ(έ)νη
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.799 |
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Diameter | 18.0 mm; field: 16.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 587. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
γραφῶν τὸ κῦρος Ἰωάννου τοῦ Μακρυγένη.
The confirmation of the correspondence of John Makrygenes.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The seal presents what appears to be an attempt at a metrical inscription rather than a correctly rendered dodecasyllablic verse; it contains fourteen syllables and an awkwardly placed caesura.
For the more common and widely attested version of this name, Makrogenes, see BZS 1958.106.4366 and Wassiliou-Seibt's commentary in Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 642.