Basil ..phles? ostiarios and protonotarios of the Tropaiophoros (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans with a medallion of Christ on her chest. At left and right: Μ̅Θ̅ : Μ(ήτηρ) Θ(εοῦ). Circular inscription beginning at 10 o'clock. Border of dots.
ΘΚΕ,Θ,ΑΣΙΛΕΙ
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) Βασιλείῳ
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans with a medallion of Christ on her chest. At left and right: Μ̅Θ̅ : Μ(ήτηρ) Θ(εοῦ). Circular inscription beginning at 10 o'clock. Border of dots.
ΘΚΕ,Θ,ΑΣΙΛΕΙ
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) Βασιλείῳ
Reverse
Inscription of six lines, the final two letters between horizontal bars. Border of dots.
ΟΣΤΙ
ΑΡΙSΑ
ΝΟΤΑΡΤ
ΤΡΟΠΑΙΟ
Φ,Ρ,Τ..Φ
ΛΗ
ὀστιαρίῳ (καὶ) (πρωτο)νοταρ(ίῳ) τ[οῦ] [Τ]ροπαιοφ(ό)ρ(ου) τ(ῷ) [..]φλῃ
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4962 |
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Diameter | 23.0 mm; field: 17.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 5 no. 25.16b. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Βασιλείῳ ὀστιαρίῳ καὶ πρωτονοταρίῳ τοῦ Τροπαιοφόρου τῷ ..φλῃ.
Lord, help Basil ..phles ostiarios and protonotarios of the Tropaiophoros.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 5: The East (continued), Constantinople and Environs, Unknown Locations, Addenda, Uncertain Readings (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
See also BZS 1951.31.5.2907.
W. Seibt, in his review of DO Seals 5 (BZ 100 [2007]: 234), suggests that this specimen belongs to Basil Xiphilinos.