Euphemianos archbishop of Euchaita (ninth century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Theodore holding a martyr's cross. Circular inscription: αγι.θε : Ἅγι[ε] Θε[όδωρε βοήθει]. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. Theodore holding a martyr's cross. Circular inscription: αγι.θε : Ἅγι[ε] Θε[όδωρε βοήθει]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. No border visible.
ευφη.
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Εὐφη[μ]ιανῷ ἀρ[χ]ιεπισκ(όπῳ) [Ε]ὐχαΐτ(ων)
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.138 |
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Diameter | 21.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 16.1. Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 853. |
Translation
Εὐφημιανῷ ἀρχιεπισκόπῳ Εὐχαΐτων.
Euphemianos, archbishop of Euchaitai.
Bibliography
- Le dédoublement de Saint Théodore et les villes d’Euchaïta et d’Euchaneia (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)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Hierarchia Ecclesiastica Orientalis: Series episcoporum ecclesiarum christianarum orientalium (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Euphemianos was archbishop of Euchaita by 869 and seems to have been deposed by Photios sometime between 882 and 886.