Stephen bishop of Leontopolis (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bearded bust of a bishop saint, no doubt St. Nicholas; details obscure. No visible epigraphy. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a decoration below. No visible border.
...Rθ,
στεφαν,
επισκοπ,
λεοντο
πο.εσ
– –
[Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Στεφάν(ῳ) ἐπισκόπ(ῳ) Λεοντοπό[λ]εως
Obverse
Bearded bust of a bishop saint, no doubt St. Nicholas; details obscure. No visible epigraphy. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a decoration below. No visible border.
...Rθ,
στεφαν,
επισκοπ,
λεοντο
πο.εσ
– –
[Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Στεφάν(ῳ) ἐπισκόπ(ῳ) Λεοντοπό[λ]εως
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4673 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 28.2. Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 432, has published what appears to be a parallel specimen from the IFEB Collection. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Στεφάνῳ ἐπισκόπῳ Λεοντοπόλεως.
Lord, help Stephen, bishop of Leontopolis.
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)
- 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)