Kyriakos notarios (eleventh century)
Obverse
Blank. Faint traces of lettering on the right and along the lower left circumference (likely the remains of an earlier strike that imprinted an image and a circular inscription consisting of an invocation).
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
θκ̅ε
οηθει
κυρικ
νοτρι
Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθει Κυριακῷ νοταρίῳ
Obverse
Blank. Faint traces of lettering on the right and along the lower left circumference (likely the remains of an earlier strike that imprinted an image and a circular inscription consisting of an invocation).
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
θκ̅ε
οηθει
κυρικ
νοτρι
Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθει Κυριακῷ νοταρίῳ
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.83 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm; field: 14.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Κυριακῷ νοταρίῳ.
Mother of God, help Kyriakos, notarios.
Commentary
This seal is strange in that it appears to have been re-used and struck only on the reverse. The remains of an earlier strike can be discerned along the circumference but are too poorly preserved to be read.