Basil bishop of Raidestos (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin, seemingly with medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ..ΘΥ: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Traces of circular inscription. Border of dots.
..ΗΘΕ....Δ,.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines with a cross above and row of pellets below. Border of dots.
.ΑΣΙΛ
ΗΕΠΗ.
ΚΟΠΡ..
ΔΕΣΤ
· · ·
Βασιλήῳ ἐπησκόπῳ Ῥαιδεστοῦ
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin, seemingly with medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ..ΘΥ: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Traces of circular inscription. Border of dots.
..ΗΘΕ....Δ,.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines with a cross above and row of pellets below. Border of dots.
.ΑΣΙΛ
ΗΕΠΗ.
ΚΟΠΡ..
ΔΕΣΤ
· · ·
Βασιλήῳ ἐπησκόπῳ Ῥαιδεστοῦ
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4637 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 59.5. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Βασιλήῳ ἐπησκόπῳ Ῥαιδεστοῦ.
Theotokos, help your servant Basil bishop of Raidestos.
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)
- History of the Byzantine State (Open in Zotero)
- La Thrace Orientale et La Mer Noire: Géographie Ecclésiastique et Prosopographie (VIIIe-XIIe Siècles) (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Notitiae Episcopatuum Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae (Open in Zotero)