Michael metropolitan of Amaseia (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Michael holding a scepter in his right hand and a globus in his left hand. At left: μ- . : Μ(ι)[χ(αήλ)]. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. Michael holding a scepter in his right hand and a globus in his left hand. At left: μ- . : Μ(ι)[χ(αήλ)]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, followed by a decoration. Border of dots.
...χαη,
.λεθ̅υ
.ητρ.πο
.ιτηαμ.
σειασ
– –
[Μι]χαὴ(λ) [ἐ]λέῳ Θ(εο)ῦ [μ]ητρ[ο]πο[λ]ίτῃ Ἀμ[α]σείας
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4823 |
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Diameter | 25.0 mm; field: 19.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 23.4. |
Translation
Μιχαὴλ ἐλέῳ Θεοῦ μητροπολίτῃ Ἀμασείας.
Michael, metropolitan of Amaseia by the grace of God.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie ecclésiastiques (Open in Zotero)
- Notitiae Episcopatuum Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae (Open in Zotero)
- Hierarchia Ecclesiastica Orientalis: Series episcoporum ecclesiarum christianarum orientalium (Open in Zotero)
- Die Städte Kleinasiens im 7. und 8. Jahrhundert (Open in Zotero)
- Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium (Open in Zotero)
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας (Open in Zotero)