Theodore bishop of Sozopolis (eleventh century)
Obverse
Faint bust of St. Theodore holding a spear. Traces of inscription in two columns: |ΘΕ|Ο|ΔΟ|ΡΟ|Σ: Ὁ ἅγιος Θεόδορος. No visible border.
Obverse
Faint bust of St. Theodore holding a spear. Traces of inscription in two columns: |ΘΕ|Ο|ΔΟ|ΡΟ|Σ: Ὁ ἅγιος Θεόδορος. No visible border.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines followed by a row of pellets. No visible border.
ΘΕΟΔ
Ρ,ΕΠΙΣΚΟ
Π,ΣΟΖΟΠ
ΛΕΟΣ
···
Θεοδώρῳ ἐπισκόπῳ Σοζοπόλεος
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.101 |
---|---|
Diameter | 21.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 79.3. |
Translation
Θεοδώρῳ ἐπισκόπῳ Σοζοπόλεος.
Theodore bishop of Sozopolis.
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)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- La Thrace Orientale et La Mer Noire: Géographie Ecclésiastique et Prosopographie (VIIIe-XIIe Siècles) (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- La città medievale di Sozopol (Open in Zotero)
- I monasteri di Sozopol nei secoli XIII-XV (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Bleisiegel in Berlin (West) (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
It should be noted that two bishoprics share this name: Sozopolis of Thrace and Sozopolis of Pisidia. Laurent assigned this seal to the former, but we have to admit that there is no compelling reason for this attribution.