Constantine Kydoniates (twelfth/thirteenth century)
Obverse
A military saint (likely St. Theodore) standing. Sigla partially preserved: Ο|Α|ΓΙ|Ο|Σ: Ὁ ἅγιος. Border of dots.
Obverse
A military saint (likely St. Theodore) standing. Sigla partially preserved: Ο|Α|ΓΙ|Ο|Σ: Ὁ ἅγιος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines with a cross above. Border of dots.
ΝΑΝ
ΝΜΕΚΥ
ΙΤΗΝ
ΠΟΙΣ
Κωνσταντῖνον με Κυδωνιάτην σκέποις
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5060 |
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Diameter | 33.0 mm; field: 27.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 1187. |
Translation
Κωνσταντῖνον με Κυδωνιάτην σκέποις.
May you protect me, Constantine Kydoniates.
Commentary
Dodecasyllabic.
This seal is related to another specimen in the Dumbarton Oaks collection. The poor state of preservation on the other seal's obverse makes it difficult to determine whether the two seals are exact parallels.