Nicholas metropolitan of Neokaisareia (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Gregory Thaumatourgos; details obscure. Sigla preserved at left: η|γ|ορ- : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γρ]ηγόρ(ιος) [ὁ Θαυματ(ουργός)]. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. Gregory Thaumatourgos; details obscure. Sigla preserved at left: η|γ|ορ- : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γρ]ηγόρ(ιος) [ὁ Θαυματ(ουργός)]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
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Νικολ(άῳ) μητροπολίτ(ῃ) Νεο(και)σαρείας
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1037 |
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Diameter | 27.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 29.7. See also Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 492. |
Translation
Νικολάῳ μητροπολίτῃ Νεοκαισαρείας.
Nicholas, metropolitan of Neokaisareia.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- The Byzantine Monuments and Topography of the Pontos (Open in Zotero)
- Die Städte Kleinasiens im 7. und 8. Jahrhundert (Open in Zotero)
- Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium (Open in Zotero)
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας (Open in Zotero)
- Hierarchia Ecclesiastica Orientalis: Series episcoporum ecclesiarum christianarum orientalium (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Laurent saw the effaced image on the obverse as a bust of the Virgin; however, St Gregory Thaumatourgos is directly related to the church of Neokaisareia and is represented on the seals of many prelates of this metropolis.