George bishop of Stratonikeia (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Philip blessing and holding a scroll. Inscription: |Φ|ΙΛ|Ι|Π: ὁ ἅγιος Φίλιππος. Within a border of dots, traces of a circular inscription.
ΚΕ.........Λ.
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Bust of St. Philip blessing and holding a scroll. Inscription: |Φ|ΙΛ|Ι|Π: ὁ ἅγιος Φίλιππος. Within a border of dots, traces of a circular inscription.
ΚΕ.........Λ.
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΓΕΟΡ
Γ,ΕΠΙΣΚΟ
.ΣΤΡΑ
ΤΟΝΙΚΗ
ΑΣ
Γεοργίῳ ἐπισκόπῳ Στρατονικήας
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.280 |
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Diameter | 19.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 108.3a. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Γεοργίῳ ἐπισκόπῳ Στρατονικήας.
Lord, help your servant George, bishop of Stratonikeia.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 3: West, Northwest, and Central Asia Minor and the Orient (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Les sceaux byzantins de la Collection Henri Seyrig (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
On the seals of bishops from Stratonikeia, see the commentary to BZS 1958.106.60.