Paul Artenos, proedros (eleventh century, second half)
Obverse
St. Paul standing full length and holding a rotulus before him. In columns on either side, the sigla: Ο|Α|ΓΙ|ΟΠΑΥΛ. Ὁ ἅγ(ιος) Παύλ(ος). Border of dots.
Obverse
St. Paul standing full length and holding a rotulus before him. In columns on either side, the sigla: Ο|Α|ΓΙ|ΟΠΑΥΛ. Ὁ ἅγ(ιος) Παύλ(ος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a decoration below. Border of dots.
.ΦΡΑΓΙ.
ΠΑΥΛΟΥ
ΑΕΡΤ
ΑΡΤΗΝ.
[Σ]φραγὶ[ς] Παύλου (προ)έδρου τοῦ Ἀρτην[οῦ]
Accession number | BZS 1958.106.1311 |
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Diameter | 22.0 mm; field: 21.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Seibt-Nesbitt, "Odd surnames," no. 15. See also Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2705. |
Translation
Σφραγὶς Παύλου προέδρου τοῦ Ἀρτηνοῦ.
The seal of the proedros Paul Artenos.
Bibliography
- Odd Surnames beginning with Alpha. A Selection of Examples of Byzantine Seals in the Harvard Collections (Open in Zotero)
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
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