Symeon bishop of Sora (tenth century)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on three steps, with fleurons rising to the lower crossbar. Pellets adorning the upper quarters. Traces of a circular inscription beginning at lower left:
+κε......σδουλ
Κ(ύρι)ε β[οήθει τ]ῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a row of pellets below.
+συ.
ενεπ
σκοπσ
ορν
Συ[μ]εὼν ἐπ[ι]σκόπῳ Σορῶν
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on three steps, with fleurons rising to the lower crossbar. Pellets adorning the upper quarters. Traces of a circular inscription beginning at lower left:
+κε......σδουλ
Κ(ύρι)ε β[οήθει τ]ῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a row of pellets below.
+συ.
ενεπ
σκοπσ
ορν
Συ[μ]εὼν ἐπ[ι]σκόπῳ Σορῶν
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.265 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 20.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 21.2b. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Συμεὼν ἐπισκόπῳ Σορῶν.
Lord, help your servant Symeon, bishop of Sora.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (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)