Nicholas archbishop of Caesarea (eighth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram; visible in the lower quarters: - λ. No visible border.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. No visible border.
...
.ολα
αρχιε.
.σκοπ.
..σαρ.
.α.
Νικολάῳ ἀρχιεπισκόπῳ Καισαρείας
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4713 |
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Diameter | 21.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 41.1. Laurent, Corpus V/3, no. 1686. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε or Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικολάῳ ἀρχιεπισκόπῳ Καισαρείας.
Theotokos or Lord, help your servant Nicholas, archbishop of Caesarea.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Kappadokien (Kappadokia, Charsianon, Sebasteia und Lykandos) (Open in Zotero)
- Hierarchia Ecclesiastica Orientalis: Series episcoporum ecclesiarum christianarum orientalium (Open in Zotero)