Basil Mesopotamites (eleventh century, second half)
Obverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
σρα
γισα
σιλει
σφραγὶς Βασιλείου
Obverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
σρα
γισα
σιλει
σφραγὶς Βασιλείου
Reverse
Inscription of three lines. Border of dots.
τμε
σοποτα
μιτ
τοῦ Μεσοποταμίτου
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3346 |
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Diameter | 24.0 mm; field: 18.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2350. |
Translation
σφραγὶς Βασιλείου τοῦ Μεσοποταμίτου.
Seal of Basil Mesopotamites.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The owner of this seal may be the Basil Mesopotamites recorded in the Gesta Roberti Wiscardi as the commander of a Turkish contingent taken prisoner by the Normans in 1081.