Seal of N. Libellisios, krites of the velum, and epi tou kanikleiou
source date: 11th c., second half. 11. Jh., zweite Hälfte. 11ος αι. δεύτερο μισό.
edition published: 2025-01-02
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κριτοῦ τοῦ βήλου καί ἐπὶ τοῦ κανικλείου τοῦ Λιβελλησίου

   …του ..β.λ,ε ..ΤΚΑΝΙ .ΛΕΙΤ .ΙΒΕΛΛ,

… κριτοῦ τοῦ βήλου καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ κανικλείου τοῦ Λιβελλησίου.

(Seal of) N. Libellesios, krites of the Velum, and epi tou kanikleiou.

(Siegel des) N. Libellesios, krites des Velum und epi tou kanikleiou.

(Σφραγίδα) Ν. Λιβελλησίου, κριτή του βήλου και επί του κανικλείου.

It is likely that the first name of the issuer was inscribed on the obverse. While it has not survived, it can be reconstructed as Ioannes thanks to another seal type whose reverse is parallel to ours. It is unfortunate that the inscription on the obverse of the seal has not survived, as it could have provided important information concerning the motives behind Ioannes Libellesios' selection of matrices.

On following seals, only the reverse is parallel to ours:

(1) DO BZS.1951.31.5.1214 (Fogg Collection, no. 1214) – [...], no. 221 ; [...], BZS.1951.31.5.1214 ;

(2) Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum, M-8047 – [...], p. 114, no. 8, table LXIV, no.8 ;

(3) Budapest, Hungarian National Museum, no. 2A/1996 – [...], p. 65, no. .