John metropolitan of Edessa (twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans with a medallion of Christ on her breast. Sigla: ̅-θ̅υ : Μή(τηρ) Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, preceded by a cross. Border of dots.
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θ̅κεRοη
θειι̅τρ,
πολιτου
εδεσου
Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθει Ἰω(άννου) μητρ(ο)πολίτου Ἐδέσου
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans with a medallion of Christ on her breast. Sigla: ̅-θ̅υ : Μή(τηρ) Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, preceded by a cross. Border of dots.
+
θ̅κεRοη
θειι̅τρ,
πολιτου
εδεσου
Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθει Ἰω(άννου) μητρ(ο)πολίτου Ἐδέσου
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4817 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm; field: 18.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 73.3. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Ἰωάννου μητροπολίτου Ἐδέσου.
Mother of God, help John, metropolitan of Edessa.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, volume 4: The East
- Vizantijskie praviteli Edessy v XI v.
- Die Ostgrenze des byzantinischen Reiches von 363 bis 1071
- Des Grecs aux Croisés: Etude sur l'histoire d'Edesse entre 1071 et 1098
- Eastern Turkey: An Architectural and Archaeological Survey
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin, vol. 5, L’Église
- Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie ecclésiastiques
- Hierarchia Ecclesiastica Orientalis: Series episcoporum ecclesiarum christianarum orientalium
Commentary
John is not known from other sources. His election and appointment to the see of Edessa are probably related to the military successes of the Byzantines against the Crusader states in the twelfth century.