John bishop of Herakleia (tenth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding the medallion before her. Sigla: Μ̅Θ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Within a border of dots a circular inscription, beginning with a cross.
..ΕΟΗΘ..ΤΣΔ..
Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθ[ει] τῷ σῷ δ[ούλ(ῳ)]
Reverse
Inscription of five lines ending with a rosace. Border of dots.
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ΝΗΕΛΕ
Θ̅ΥΕΠ,ΚΟ
ΠΗΡΚ
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Ἰωάννῃ ἐλέῳ Θ(εο)ῦ ἐπ(ισ)κόπῳ Ἡρακλίας
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding the medallion before her. Sigla: Μ̅Θ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Within a border of dots a circular inscription, beginning with a cross.
..ΕΟΗΘ..ΤΣΔ..
Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθ[ει] τῷ σῷ δ[ούλ(ῳ)]
Reverse
Inscription of five lines ending with a rosace. Border of dots.
+ΙΝ
ΝΗΕΛΕ
Θ̅ΥΕΠ,ΚΟ
ΠΗΡΚ
ΛΙΣ
Ἰωάννῃ ἐλέῳ Θ(εο)ῦ ἐπ(ισ)κόπῳ Ἡρακλίας
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.92 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 105.2. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ ἐλέῳ Θεοῦ ἐπισκόπῳ Ἡρακλίας.
Mother of God, help your servant John, by the mercy of God bishop of Herakleia.
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)
- Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie ecclésiastiques (Open in Zotero)
- 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)
- Les îles de l’empire byzantin: VIIIe-XIIe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Nikopolis und Kephallenia (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
On the bishopric of Herakleia, see the commentary to BZS 1958.106.296.