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Michael metropolitan of Amastris (eleventh century)

 
 

Obverse

St. Stephen standing, orans. Inscription: |στ|ε|φα-ν|ο|σ : Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Στέφανος. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of six lines, a decoration above. Border of dots.


κ̅εR,θ,

τσδ,
μιχαηλ
μ̅ρ̅οπολ
.τ,αμασ
τρι

Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δού(λῳ) Μιχαὴλ μ(ητ)ροπολ[ί]τ(ῃ) Ἀμάστρι(δος)

Obverse

St. Stephen standing, orans. Inscription: |στ|ε|φα-ν|ο|σ : Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Στέφανος. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of six lines, a decoration above. Border of dots.


κ̅εR,θ,

τσδ,
μιχαηλ
μ̅ρ̅οπολ
.τ,αμασ
τρι

Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δού(λῳ) Μιχαὴλ μ(ητ)ροπολ[ί]τ(ῃ) Ἀμάστρι(δος)

Accession number BZS.1955.1.4824
Diameter 27.0 mm; field: 22.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 4, no. 12.5a; Laurent, Corpus V/3, no. 1784.

Translation

Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Μιχαὴλ μητροπολίτῃ Ἀμάστριδος.

Lord, help your servant Michael, metropolitan of Amastris.

Commentary

This seal and BZS.1955.1.4825 are from the same boulloterion.

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