Basil metropolitan of Tomis (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas holding a book. Vertical inscription visible: Κ|Ο|Λ,: Ὁ ἅγιος Νικόλαος. Indeterminate border.
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas holding a book. Vertical inscription visible: Κ|Ο|Λ,: Ὁ ἅγιος Νικόλαος. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, decoration above. Border of dots.
ασι
λειομ
τροπολ
τομε..
Βασιλείο μητροπολίτῃ Τόμεως
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4805 |
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Diameter | 18.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 80.2. |
Translation
Βασιλείο μητροπολίτῃ Τόμεως.
Basil, metropolitan of Tomis.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea (Open in Zotero)
- Nicephori archiepiscopi Constantinopolitani Opuscula historica (Open in Zotero)
- Oriens Christianus (Open in Zotero)
- Notitiae Episcopatuum Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae (Open in Zotero)
- De Administrando Imperio (Open in Zotero)
- Ioannis Scylitzae Synopsis historiarum (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Bleisiegel aus Rumänien (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The letter Τ at the beginning of line 4 (rev.) is not guaranteed, but it is certain that this letter has a horizontal bar at the top and is either Τ or Π.