Eustathios bishop of Kos (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas holding book. Traces of an inscription on either side: ΝΙΚΟΛ|Α: ὁ ἅγιος Νικόλαος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Traces of a cross above. Border of dots.
ΕΥΑ
ΘΙΕΠ.
ΣΚΟΠ..
Κ.
Εὐσταθίου ἐπισκόπου Κώου
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas holding book. Traces of an inscription on either side: ΝΙΚΟΛ|Α: ὁ ἅγιος Νικόλαος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Traces of a cross above. Border of dots.
ΕΥΑ
ΘΙΕΠ.
ΣΚΟΠ..
Κ.
Εὐσταθίου ἐπισκόπου Κώου
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5207 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 19.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 49.1. |
Translation
Εὐσταθίου ἐπισκόπου Κώου.
Eustathios bishop of Kos.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 2: South of the Balkans, the Islands, South of Asia Minor (Open in Zotero)
- Sacrorum conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio (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)
- Les îles de l’empire byzantin: VIIIe-XIIe siècles (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The island of Kos, a bishopric as early as the fourth century, was a suffragan of Rhodes, and seems to have had a normal succession of bishops (one of whom, Constantine, attended the Council of 879: Mansi XVII, 374-78) until the 14th century when it achieved the rank of archbishopric under Michael VIII or Andronikos II. See Laurent, Corpus V/3, 121; Fedalto, 510-11; Malamut, Iles, 322, 503-4; ODB II, 150.