John bishop of Sinope (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas blessing with his right hand and holding a book in his left hand. Inscription in two columns: |ν|ι-κ|ο|λ : Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικόλ(αος). Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas blessing with his right hand and holding a book in his left hand. Inscription in two columns: |ν|ι-κ|ο|λ : Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικόλ(αος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
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σφραγ
Ι̅επισ
κοπσι
νοπ
Σφραγ(ὶς) Ἰω(άννου) ἐπισκόπ(ου) Σινόπ(ης)
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.5065 |
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Diameter | 19.0 mm; field: 12.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 31.2. A parallel specimen is published in Sig., 291 (= Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 425; the specimen illustrated is the Dumbarton Oaks one). |
Translation
Σφραγὶς Ἰωάννου ἐπισκόπου Σινόπης.
Seal of John, bishop of Sinope.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium (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)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Hierarchia Ecclesiastica Orientalis: Series episcoporum ecclesiarum christianarum orientalium (Open in Zotero)
- Sigillographie de l’Empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The owner seems to have been trying for a metrical inscription but ended up with one syllable too many.