Sergios metropolitan of Karia (eighth/ninth century)
Obverse
The Virgin standing and holding Christ. Small crosses on both sides of her halo. On the left, a cruciform monogram of Θεοτόκε; at right, a cruciform monogram of βοήθει. Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Wreath border.
ΣΕΡ
ΓΙΩΜΗ
ΤΡΟΠΟΛ
ΙΤΗΚΑΡ
ΙΑΣ
Σεργίῳ μητροπολίτῃ Καρίας
Obverse
The Virgin standing and holding Christ. Small crosses on both sides of her halo. On the left, a cruciform monogram of Θεοτόκε; at right, a cruciform monogram of βοήθει. Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Wreath border.
ΣΕΡ
ΓΙΩΜΗ
ΤΡΟΠΟΛ
ΙΤΗΚΑΡ
ΙΑΣ
Σεργίῳ μητροπολίτῃ Καρίας
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.509 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 32.0 mm; field: 26.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 66.5. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Σεργίῳ μητροπολίτῃ Καρίας.
Theotokos, help Sergios, metropolitan of Karia.
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
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin, vol. 5, L’Église
- Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. 1
- Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. 2
- The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
- Notitiae Episcopatuum Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae
- Hierarchia Ecclesiastica Orientalis: Series episcoporum ecclesiarum christianarum orientalium
- Byzantine Lead Seals from Aphrodisias
- Sur les variations numériques des évêchés byzantins
- Die Städte Kleinasiens im 7. und 8. Jahrhundert