Constantine (metropolitan) of Nikomedeia (eleventh century)
Obverse
The hand of God in a gesture of blessing. Above: ΧΡ̅. Below: ΚΥ̅: Χ(εὶ)ρ Κ(υρίο)υ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
+Κ̅Ν̅
ΜΕΝΙΚΟ
ΜΗΔΕΙ
ΑΣΣΚΕ
ΠΟΙΣ
Κωνσταντῖνόν με Νικομηδείας σκέποις
Obverse
The hand of God in a gesture of blessing. Above: ΧΡ̅. Below: ΚΥ̅: Χ(εὶ)ρ Κ(υρίο)υ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
+Κ̅Ν̅
ΜΕΝΙΚΟ
ΜΗΔΕΙ
ΑΣΣΚΕ
ΠΟΙΣ
Κωνσταντῖνόν με Νικομηδείας σκέποις
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4989 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 20.0 mm; field: 15.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 83.5; Laurent, Corpus V/3, no. 1709. Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 1188. |
Translation
Κωνσταντῖνόν με Νικομηδείας σκέποις.
The hand of God. May you protect me, Constantine of Nikomedeia.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 3: West, Northwest, and Central Asia Minor and the Orient (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Le livre du préfet; ou, L’édit de l’empereur Léon le Sage sur les corporations de Constantinople (Open in Zotero)
- Die Städte Kleinasiens im 7. und 8. Jahrhundert (Open in Zotero)
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Dodecasyllabic. Laurent has reasonably attributed this specimen to Constantine of Nikomedeia, present at a synod of 1094-1095.