Constantine Xeros, sebastos (twelfth century, second half)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans, with the medallion of Christ before her. On either side, the sigla: ̅θυ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans, with the medallion of Christ before her. On either side, the sigla: ̅θυ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
ηρ̣σε
σττ
γρΦνκ
ντινου
.φργισμκυ
..Σ̣συπ......
πρ...
Ξηροῦ σεβαστοῦ τῶν γραφῶν Κωνσταντίνου [σ]φράγισμα, κῦ[ρο]ς σύ, π[άναγνε] παρ[θένε]
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3231 |
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Diameter | 30.0 mm; field: 28.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 1547. |
Translation
Ξηροῦ σεβαστοῦ τῶν γραφῶν Κωνσταντίνου σφράγισμα, κῦρος σύ, πάναγνε παρθένε.
May you, all-holy Virgin, be the keeper and seal of the correspondence of the sebastos Constantine Xeros.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
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