Moses proximos and illoustrios (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Demetrios holding the martyr's cross in his right hand. On either side, an inscription: |δ|η|μ,τ|ρ|η|ο, : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Δημ(ή)τριο(ς). Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. Demetrios holding the martyr's cross in his right hand. On either side, an inscription: |δ|η|μ,τ|ρ|η|ο, : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Δημ(ή)τριο(ς). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
σφργη,
μσεσ
πριμ
ιλστρι
υο
σφραγὴ(ς) Μωσέως πρωξίμου ἰλουστρίου
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.3752 |
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Diameter | 30.0 mm; field: 24.0 mm |
Previous Editions | See Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2661. |
Translation
σφραγὴς Μωσέως πρωξίμου ἰλουστρίου.
Seal of Moses, proximos and illoustrios.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Note that the last two letters of the reverse inscription have been inverted.