Nicholas bishop of Prousias (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding a medallion of Christ. On either side of Christ, the sigla: Ι̅Σ-Χ̅Σ : Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Visible at right of the Virgin: Θ̅Υ : [Μ(ήτη)ρ] Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, followed by a decoration. Border of dots.
θκε..
τσ.δ..
νικολα
επισκοπ
πρσιαδ
Θ(εοτό)κε [β(οή)θ(ει)] τῷ σ[ῷ] δ[ούλ(ῷ)] Νικολά[ῳ] ἐπισκόπ[ῳ] Προυσιάδ(ος)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding a medallion of Christ. On either side of Christ, the sigla: Ι̅Σ-Χ̅Σ : Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Visible at right of the Virgin: Θ̅Υ : [Μ(ήτη)ρ] Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, followed by a decoration. Border of dots.
θκε..
τσ.δ..
νικολα
επισκοπ
πρσιαδ
Θ(εοτό)κε [β(οή)θ(ει)] τῷ σ[ῷ] δ[ούλ(ῷ)] Νικολά[ῳ] ἐπισκόπ[ῳ] Προυσιάδ(ος)
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4666 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 9.3a. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῷ Νικολάῳ ἐπισκόπῳ Προυσιάδος.
Mother of God, please help your servant Nicholas, bishop of Prousias.
Bibliography
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
- Notitiae Episcopatuum Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae (Open in Zotero)
- Paphlagonien und Honorias (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Hierarchia Ecclesiastica Orientalis: Series episcoporum ecclesiarum christianarum orientalium (Open in Zotero)
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
A parallel specimen is published by Zacos, Seals II, no. 617. This seal and BZS.1955.1.4667 come from the same boulloterion, and so their readings are combined.