(Seal of the) monastery of Bonissa (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin with a medallion of Christ before her. Traces of a circular inscription, beginning at seven o'clock. Border of dots.
...Rοηθτσδ.
[Θ(εοτό)κε] βοήθ(ει) τῷ σῷ δ(ούλῳ)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin with a medallion of Christ before her. Traces of a circular inscription, beginning at seven o'clock. Border of dots.
...Rοηθτσδ.
[Θ(εοτό)κε] βοήθ(ει) τῷ σῷ δ(ούλῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of three lines. Border of dots.
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ησRον
ησησ
Μονῆς Βονήσης
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.74 |
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Diameter | 24.0 mm; field: 18.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 13.1; Laurent, Corpus V/2, no. 1241 ter. Cf. W. Seibt in ByzSl 35 (1974) 82. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Μονῆς Βονήσης.
Mother of God, help your servant. (Seal of) the Monastery of Bonissa.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- La géographie ecclésiastique de l’empire byzantin, vol. 2, Les églises et les monastères des grands centres byzantins (Open in Zotero)
- Paphlagonien und Honorias (Open in Zotero)
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The monastery of the Virgin in Bonissa was located in Paphlagonia not far from Amastris. See Janin, Grands centres, 438; Paphlagonien, 179; Mikra Asia them., 283, note 72.