Peter bishop (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
Bust of St George. Vertical inscriptions: Ο|Α|Γ,Γ̣Ε|̣ΡΓ̣|ΙΟΣ: ὁ ἅγ(ιος) Γεώργιος. Within a linear border, a circular inscription:
ΚΕΤΣΔΛ,
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οήθει) τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Obverse
Bust of St George. Vertical inscriptions: Ο|Α|Γ,Γ̣Ε|̣ΡΓ̣|ΙΟΣ: ὁ ἅγ(ιος) Γεώργιος. Within a linear border, a circular inscription:
ΚΕΤΣΔΛ,
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οήθει) τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription in three lines with decorations above and below. Linear border.
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ΠΕΤΡΟ
ΣΕΠΗΣΚ
ΠΟΣ
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Πέτρος ἐπήσκωπος
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1286 |
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Diameter | 24.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 1003. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Πέτρος ἐπήσκωπος.
Lord, help your servant. The bishop Peter.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)