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Polyeuktos metropolitan (seventh century)

 
 

Obverse

Cruciform monogram. Border of dots.

ε - κ - λ - ο - π - τ - υ

Πολυεύκτου

Reverse

Cruciform monogram. Border of dots.

η - ι - λ - μ - ο - π - ρ - τ - υ

μητροπολίτου

Obverse

Cruciform monogram. Border of dots.

ε - κ - λ - ο - π - τ - υ

Πολυεύκτου

Reverse

Cruciform monogram. Border of dots.

η - ι - λ - μ - ο - π - ρ - τ - υ

μητροπολίτου

Accession number BZS.1958.106.208
Diameter 20.0 mm; field: 16.0 mm
Previous Editions

Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 945.

Translation

Πολεύκτου μητροπολίτου.

(Seal of) the metropolitan Polyeuktos.

Commentary

Laurent proposed identifying the owner of this seal as Polyeuktos of Myra, who assisted at the sixth ecumenical council (680-81) (Mansi XI, 692).

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