Demetrios (bishop) of Morava (?) (twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans (Episkepsis) with the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ̅θυ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans (Episkepsis) with the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ̅θυ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
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Ἁγνή, σκέποις με Δημίτριον Μοράβων
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.4495 |
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Diameter | 20.0 mm; field: 16.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 23a. |
Translation
Ἁγνή, σκέποις με Δημίτριον Μοράβων.
Holy One, protect me, Demetrios (bishop) of Morava.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The reading of the placename Morava (either Μοράβων or Μοράβου) is by no means certain, though it seems likely on the basis of another seal included by Wassiliou-Seibt in her catalogue (no. 23). On the bishopric of Morava, see the commentary to BZS 1955.1.3001 linked below.