Gregory metropolitan of Nikomedeia (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); the Ο at the top is lost. In the quarters: ΤΣ|ΔΛ. No border visible.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. No border visible.
ΓΡΗΓΟ
ΡΙΜΗΤΡΟ
ΠΟΛΙΤΗΝΙΚ
ΟΜΙΔ/
Γρηγορίῳ μητροπολίτῃ Νικομιδείας
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); the Ο at the top is lost. In the quarters: ΤΣ|ΔΛ. No border visible.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. No border visible.
ΓΡΗΓΟ
ΡΙΜΗΤΡΟ
ΠΟΛΙΤΗΝΙΚ
ΟΜΙΔ/
Γρηγορίῳ μητροπολίτῃ Νικομιδείας
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4810 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 29.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 77.5. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Γρηγορίῳ μητροπολίτῃ Νικομιδείας.
Mother of God, help your servant Gregory, metropolitan of Nikomedeia.
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)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Le livre du préfet; ou, L’édit de l’empereur Léon le Sage sur les corporations de Constantinople (Open in Zotero)
- Die Städte Kleinasiens im 7. und 8. Jahrhundert (Open in Zotero)