Nicholas bishop of Prousias (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding a medallion of Christ. On either side of Christ, the sigla: Ι̅Σ-Χ̅Σ : Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Visible at right of the Virgin: Θ̅Υ : [Μ(ήτη)ρ] Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, followed by a decoration. Border of dots.
θκε..
τσ.δ..
νικολα
επισκοπ
πρσιαδ
Θ(εοτό)κε [β(οή)θ(ει)] τῷ σ[ῷ] δ[ούλ(ῷ)] Νικολά[ῳ] ἐπισκόπ[ῳ] Προυσιάδ(ος)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding a medallion of Christ. On either side of Christ, the sigla: Ι̅Σ-Χ̅Σ : Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Visible at right of the Virgin: Θ̅Υ : [Μ(ήτη)ρ] Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, followed by a decoration. Border of dots.
θκε..
τσ.δ..
νικολα
επισκοπ
πρσιαδ
Θ(εοτό)κε [β(οή)θ(ει)] τῷ σ[ῷ] δ[ούλ(ῷ)] Νικολά[ῳ] ἐπισκόπ[ῳ] Προυσιάδ(ος)
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4667 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 20.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 9.3b. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῷ Νικολάῳ ἐπισκόπῳ Προυσιάδος.
Mother of God, please help your servant Nicholas, bishop of Prousias.
Bibliography
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Notitiae Episcopatuum Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae (Open in Zotero)
- Paphlagonien und Honorias (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Hierarchia Ecclesiastica Orientalis: Series episcoporum ecclesiarum christianarum orientalium (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The reading of this seal has been restored on the basis of the better preserved parallel from the same boulloterion (BZS.1955.1.4666) and another published by Zacos, Seals II, no. 617.