Basil archbishop of Apameia (tenth century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Basil blessing with his right hand and holding a book in his left hand. Circular inscription within two concentric circles of dots.
...ραρχα.υRασιλειε
[Ἱε]ράρχα [Χ(ριστο)]ῦ Βασίλειε
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
+μεμν
ησοRασι
λαρχιεπι.
κοπωα..
μεια.
μέμνησο Βασιλ(είῳ) ἀρχιπι[σ]κόπῳ Ἀ[πα]μεία[ς]
Obverse
Bust of St. Basil blessing with his right hand and holding a book in his left hand. Circular inscription within two concentric circles of dots.
...ραρχα.υRασιλειε
[Ἱε]ράρχα [Χ(ριστο)]ῦ Βασίλειε
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
+μεμν
ησοRασι
λαρχιεπι.
κοπωα..
μεια.
μέμνησο Βασιλ(είῳ) ἀρχιπι[σ]κόπῳ Ἀ[πα]μεία[ς]
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.5058 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 43.1a. Laurent, Corpus V/3, no. 1810. |
Translation
Ἱεράρχα Χριστοῦ Βασίλειε μέμνησο Βασιλείῳ ἀρχιπισκόπῳ Ἀπαμείας.
Basil, high priest of Christ, give heed to Basil, archbishop of Apameia.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 3: West, Northwest, and Central Asia Minor and the Orient (Open in Zotero)
- Notitiae Episcopatuum Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
This seal and BZS.1955.1.5057 are very similar, but not identical, and undoubtedly belonged to one person.
Apameia (close to modern Moudania) is located northwest of Broussa. It was a bishopric before 381, archbishopric before the mid-seventh century, metropolis between 1066 and 1071, and mentioned for the last time in 1318 (Darrouzès, Notitiae, 123, 126; Laurent, Corpus V/1, 616). It must be distinguished from the bishopric of Apameia of Pisidia.