Nicholas bishop of Dadybra (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Stephen holding a martyr's cross in his right hand and an incense book in his left hand. Inscription in two columns: σ|τε-α|νο : [Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Στέ[φ]ανο(ς). Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. Stephen holding a martyr's cross in his right hand and an incense book in his left hand. Inscription in two columns: σ|τε-α|νο : [Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Στέ[φ]ανο(ς). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
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[Σφρα]γὶς Νικ[ο]λάου ἐπησκόπ(ου) Δαδύβρας
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.158 |
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Diameter | 24.0 mm; field: 19.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 15.2; Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 444 (Xth c.), where he also publishes a parallel specimen preserved in the IFEB collection. |
Translation
Σφραγὶς Νικολάου ἐπησκόπου Δαδύβρας.
Seal of Nicholas, bishop of Dadybra.
Bibliography
- 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)
- Studies in Byzantine Sigillography (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)