N. metropolitan of Euchaita and synkellos (eleventh century)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.405 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 16.8. Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 770. |
Obverse
Bust of St. Theodore Tiron holding a martyr's cross in his right hand, with his left hand held in front of his chest, palm outward. Inscription in two columns: |θε|.δ,|ο-ο|τη|ρ|ν : Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Θε[ό]δ(ω)[ρ]ο(ς) ὁ Τήρων. Circular inscription, beginning at eight o'clock. Border of dots.
.κεRο..........υλ.
Κ(ύρι)ε βο[ήθει τῷ σῷ δο]ύλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a decoration below. Border of dots.
....
μροπολιτ
ευχαιτν
καισυγκε
λλ
– –
.... μ(ητ)ροπολίτ(ῃ) Εὐχαΐτων καὶ συγκέλλῳ
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ .... μητροπολίτῃ Εὐχαΐτων καὶ συγκέλλῳ.
Lord, help your servant .... metropolitan of Euchaita and synkellos.
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.405 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 16.8. Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 770. |
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, volume 4: The East
- Notitiae Episcopatuum Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae
- Le dédoublement de Saint Théodore et les villes d'Euchaïta et d'Euchaneia
- Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των Βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin, vol. 5, L’Église
- Hierarchia Ecclesiastica Orientalis: Series episcoporum ecclesiarum christianarum orientalium
Commentary
We do not see the letters ΟΔ on the first line, as Laurent did. He proposed the names Theodore, Theodosios, or Theodotos – to which we might add Theodoulos.