Basil Anzas (1130–70)
Obverse
Mother of God standing and holding Christ on her left arm and pointing to him with her right hand. Border of dots.
Obverse
Mother of God standing and holding Christ on her left arm and pointing to him with her right hand. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, preceded by a cross. Border of dots.
σφρα
γισraσι
Λτου
ΑΝΑ
Σφραγὶς Βασιλείου τοῦ Ἀνζᾶ
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4180 |
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Diameter | 1.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Nesbitt and Seibt, “Anzas Family,” 204, fig. 17b |
Translation
Σφραγὶς Βασιλείου τοῦ Ἀνζᾶ.
Seal of Basil Anzas.
Bibliography
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- The Anzas Family: Members of the Byzantine Civil Administration in the Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Centuries (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
In addition to this specimen, another is in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection (BZS.1955.1.4179), and a third is in Vienna (Vienna Coin Cabinet, no. 335, unpublished).
The epsilon and iota in line 3 are in ligature. This design is also found, for example, on a seal of the 1140s belonging to Constantine Komnenos, sebastos and megas droungarios; see Zacos–Veglery, no. 2716.