Kyprianos bishop of Tios (eighth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: τ-σ|δ-λ. Wreath border.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, followed by a decoration. Wreath border.
κυπρ.
ανεπ
ισκοπ
τιου
Κυπριανῷ ἐπισκόπῳ Τίου
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: τ-σ|δ-λ. Wreath border.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, followed by a decoration. Wreath border.
κυπρ.
ανεπ
ισκοπ
τιου
Κυπριανῷ ἐπισκόπῳ Τίου
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4670 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 10.5a. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Κυπριανῷ ἐπισκόπῳ Τίου.
Theotokos, help your servant Kyprianos, bishop of Tios.
Bibliography
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Notitiae Episcopatuum Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae (Open in Zotero)
- Paphlagonien und Honorias (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Hierarchia Ecclesiastica Orientalis: Series episcoporum ecclesiarum christianarum orientalium (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
This seal and BZS.1958.106.286 come from the same boulloterion.