Theodosios metropolitan of Chalcedon (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram of Χριστὲ βοήθει. In the quarters: ΤΣ|.ΛΟ. Wreath border.
Χριστὲ βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλο
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram of Χριστὲ βοήθει. In the quarters: ΤΣ|.ΛΟ. Wreath border.
Χριστὲ βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλο
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a decoration below. Wreath border.
ΘΕΟΔΟ.
ΙΜΗΤΡΟΠ
.ΛΗ.ΗΧΑΛ
ΗΔΟΝΟΣ
Θεοδοσίῳ μητροπολήτῃ Χαλκηδόνος
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.295 |
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Diameter | 29.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 77.9. |
Translation
Χριστὲ βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλο Θεοδοσίῳ μητροπολήτῃ Χαλκηδόνος.
Christ, help your servant Theodosios, metropolitan of Chalcedon.
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)
- La géographie ecclésiastique de l’empire byzantin, vol. 2, Les églises et les monastères des grands centres byzantins (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Laurent read this monogram on the obverse as Κύριε βοήθει, but the letter on the left is clearly Χ, for Χριστέ.