Paul bishop of Panion (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin, holding medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: .ΘΥ̅: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin, holding medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: .ΘΥ̅: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, decoration below. Border of dots.
ΠΑΥ
ΕΛΑΧΙΣ
ΕΠΙΣΚΟ
ΠΑΝΙ
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Παύλῳ ἐλαχίστῳ ἐπισκόπῳ Πανίου
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.273 |
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Diameter | 18.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 57.3. |
Translation
Παύλῳ ἐλαχίστῳ ἐπισκόπῳ Πανίου.
Paul, most humble bishop of Panion.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- La région des Rhodopes aux XIIIe et XIVe siècles: étude de géographie historique (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Cf. Asdracha, Thrace orientale, 293. Prosodic inscription?
The diocese, modern Panados, was located along the coastline of the Sea of Marmara in the vicinity of Raidestos. It was a suffragan bishopric of Herakleia. Cf. Laurent, Corpus V/1, 222 and Asdracha Thrace orientale, 248-49, 293-94.