Stephanos bishop of Sozopolis (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of saint. Details obscure; no legible epigraphy (perhaps an Α at left) and no visible border.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΣΦΡΑΓ,
ΕΦΑΝ
ΣΖΟΠΟ
ΛΕΣΘ
.Τ,
Σφραγὶς Στεφάνου Σωζοπόλεως θύτου
Obverse
Bust of saint. Details obscure; no legible epigraphy (perhaps an Α at left) and no visible border.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΣΦΡΑΓ,
ΕΦΑΝ
ΣΖΟΠΟ
ΛΕΣΘ
.Τ,
Σφραγὶς Στεφάνου Σωζοπόλεως θύτου
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4140 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 18.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 79.2. See also Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2893. |
Translation
Σφραγὶς Στεφάνου Σωζοπόλεως θύτου.
Seal of Stephen, bishop of Sozopolis.
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)
- La Thrace Orientale et La Mer Noire: Géographie Ecclésiastique et Prosopographie (VIIIe-XIIe Siècles) (Open in Zotero)
- La città medievale di Sozopol (Open in Zotero)
- I monasteri di Sozopol nei secoli XIII-XV (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Bleisiegel in Berlin (West) (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The inscription is a correct twelve-syllable verse.