Sergios metropolitan of Corinth (eleventh/twelfth century)
| Accession number | BZS.1947.2.475 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Condition | Chipped at the upper end of the channel, which runs from 1 o'clock to 7 o'clock. Corroded. |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 25.4a; Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 565. See also Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 952. |
Obverse
Saint Theodore standing, holding a spear and a shield resting on the ground. Inscription in two columns: .| .|ε|ω|...|ο|σ: Ὅ ἅγιος Θεώδορος. This reading is based on comparison with the parallel to this seal (BZS.1958.106.1950). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
...
ΚΟΡΙΝΘ
ΣΕΡΓΙΟΝ
ΜΑΡΤΥΣ
ΣΚΕΠ
Θύτην Κορίνθου Σέργιον, μάρτυς, σκέποις
Translation
Θύτην Κορίνθου Σέργιον, μάρτυς, σκέποις.
Martyr, may you protect Sergios, metropolitan of Corinth.
| Accession number | BZS.1947.2.475 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Condition | Chipped at the upper end of the channel, which runs from 1 o'clock to 7 o'clock. Corroded. |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 25.4a; Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 565. See also Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 952. |
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden Teil 1: A - M
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, vol. 2: South of the Balkans, the Islands, south of Asia Minor
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin, vol. 5, L’Église
- Sigillographie de l’Empire byzantin
- Corinth, vol. 12, The Minor Objects
- Sur la route des saints byzantins
- Les sceaux byzantins de la Collection Henri Seyrig
- Hierarchia Ecclesiastica Orientalis: Series episcoporum ecclesiarum christianarum orientalium
- The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
| Accession number | BZS.1947.2.475 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Condition | Chipped at the upper end of the channel, which runs from 1 o'clock to 7 o'clock. Corroded. |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 25.4a; Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 565. See also Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 952. |
Commentary
A dodecasyllabic verse employing the archaic thytes in place of the owner's title. When publishing this specimen, Laurent misread the saint's name on the obverse as George (because of the crosslet at the bottom of the column at left, that he took for a Ρ) so creating the false impression that this specimen differed from BZS 1958.106.1950. He attributed the present seal to the metropolitan Sergios, attested in 1094/95 (REB 29 [1971] 218), which seems quite probable.