N. anthypatos, patrikios, and oikonomos of the Great Church (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on three steps (first cross with an X) and vine tendrils arising from the base up to the lower transverse bar. No epigraphy or border visible.
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on three steps (first cross with an X) and vine tendrils arising from the base up to the lower transverse bar. No epigraphy or border visible.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. No visible border.
...
νθυπ
σπτρικ,
οικονομσ
εγλησ
λησι
[. . . ἀ]νθύπ[ατο]ς, πατρίκ(ιος), [(καὶ)] οἰκονόμ(ο)ς [τῆς Μ]εγάλης [Ἐκκ]λησί(ας)
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.475 |
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Diameter | 21.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 5 no. 42.38b; Laurent, Corpus 5.3: no. 1641B. |
Translation
. . . ἀνθύπατος, πατρίκιος, καὶ οἰκονόμος τῆς Μεγάλης Ἐκκλησίας.
N. anthypatos, patrikios, and oikonomos of the Great Church.
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)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The letter ending line four of the reverse is distinctly round and seems to be open along the right side.