Anastasios metropolitan of Herakleia and oikonomos of the Great Church (tenth century, first half)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Traces of a circular inscription along the circumference. Border of dots.
ΣΔΟΥΛ,
[Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ] σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, decoration below. Border of dots.
.ΝΑΣΤΑ
ΙΜΗΤΡΟΠ
ΡΑΚΛΙΑΣΟΙ
.ΟΝΟΜ,ΤˋΜΕΓ,
..ΚΛΗΣΙΑΣ
[Ἀ]ναστα[σ]ίῳ μητροπ(ολίτῃ) [Ἡ]ρακλίας (καὶ) οἰ[κ]ονόμ(ῳ) τ(ῆς) Μεγ(άλης) [Ἐκ]κλησίας
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Traces of a circular inscription along the circumference. Border of dots.
ΣΔΟΥΛ,
[Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ] σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, decoration below. Border of dots.
.ΝΑΣΤΑ
ΙΜΗΤΡΟΠ
ΡΑΚΛΙΑΣΟΙ
.ΟΝΟΜ,ΤˋΜΕΓ,
..ΚΛΗΣΙΑΣ
[Ἀ]ναστα[σ]ίῳ μητροπ(ολίτῃ) [Ἡ]ρακλίας (καὶ) οἰ[κ]ονόμ(ῳ) τ(ῆς) Μεγ(άλης) [Ἐκ]κλησίας
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.241 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 29.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 53.3. See also Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 304. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἀναστασίῳ μητροπολίτῃ Ἡρακλίας καὶ οἰκονόμῳ τῆς Μεγάλης Ἐκκλησίας.
Mother of God, help your servant Anastasios metropolitan of Herakleia and oikonomos of the Great Church.
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)
- Correspondence (Open in Zotero)
- La Thrace Orientale et La Mer Noire: Géographie Ecclésiastique et Prosopographie (VIIIe-XIIe Siècles) (Open in Zotero)
- Notitiae Episcopatuum Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
This is probably the well-known Anastasios who was elevated to the throne of Herakleia by Patriarch Tryphon (927-931; cf. Darrouzès-Westerink, Daphnopatès, 12) and died perhaps in 946 (Theophanes Cont., 439). His turbulent career is outlined by Laurent, Corpus V/1, 216 and Asdracha, Thrace orientale, 270.