Soterichos bishop of Dardanon (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans, the medallion of Christ before her. Inscription visible: ΜΡ-θ̅ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εοῦ). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
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θκ̅εR,θ,
σωτηριχ
επισκοπ
δαρδα
ν
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) Σωτηρίχ(ῳ) ἐπισκόπ(ῳ) Δαρδάνου
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans, the medallion of Christ before her. Inscription visible: ΜΡ-θ̅ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εοῦ). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
+
θκ̅εR,θ,
σωτηριχ
επισκοπ
δαρδα
ν
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) Σωτηρίχ(ῳ) ἐπισκόπ(ῳ) Δαρδάνου
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.1973 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23.0 mm; field: 15.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 44.1a; and Laurent, Corpus V/3, no. 1705. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Σωτηρίχῳ ἐπισκόπῳ Δαρδάνου.
Mother of God, help Soterichos, bishop of Dardanon.
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)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Modern Maltepe is situated along the Asiatic coast of the Dardanelles. The see, a suffragan of Kyzikos, was in place by the mid-fifth century and is attested in all notitiae until the thirteenth century. See Laurent, Corpus V/1, 256.