Symeon bishop of Ioannitza (eleventh century)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3120 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 32 mm |
| Field diameter | 21 mm |
| Condition | Two holes. |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 66.1; Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 690. See also Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2290. |
Obverse
Bust of St. John Prodromos holding a long cross. Inscription in two columns: |Ι̅|Δ: Ὁ ἅγιος Ἰωάννης Πρόδρομος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines preceded and followed by decoration. Border of dots.
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ΣΥΜΕΟ,
ΕΠΙΣΚ.
ΠΙΑΝ
ΙΤ⸊ΙΣ
·
Συμεὸν ἐπίσκοπος Ἰωανίτζις
Translation
Συμεὸν ἐπίσκοπος Ἰωανίτζις.
Symeon bishop of Ioannitza.
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3120 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 32 mm |
| Field diameter | 21 mm |
| Condition | Two holes. |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 66.1; Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 690. See also Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2290. |
Commentary
This is a twelve syllable verse.
The site is uncertain; in the Notitiae the see is listed as a suffragan bishopric of Philippoupolis of Thrace. It was created before 879 and disappeared after 1339. See Laurent, Corpus V/1, 521-22.