Zacharias metropolitan of Neokaisareia (eleventh century)
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4843 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 29.8. Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 491 (not illustrated), published a similar seal, which, judging from the differences in lettering, appears to come from a different boulloterion. |
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas blessing with his right hand and holding a book in his left hand. Inscription in two columns: .|ν|ι-κ|ο|λ, : [Ὁ ἅ(γιος)] Νικόλ(αος). Traces of a circular inscription, beginning at seven o'clock:
...εR.ηθ.........λ
[Κ(ύρι)]ε β[ο]ήθ[ει τῷ σῷ δού]λ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a decoration below. Border of dots.
+ζαχα
.ιαμιτρ
οπολιτη
νεοSσα
ρειασ
– –
Ζαχα[ρ]ίᾳ μιτροπολίτῃ Νεο(και)σαρείας
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ζαχαρίᾳ μιτροπολίτῃ Νεοκαισαρείας.
Lord, help your servant Zacharias, metropolitan of Neokaisareia.
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4843 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 29.8. Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 491 (not illustrated), published a similar seal, which, judging from the differences in lettering, appears to come from a different boulloterion. |
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, volume 4: The East
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin, vol. 5, L’Église
- The Byzantine Monuments and Topography of the Pontos
- Die Städte Kleinasiens im 7. und 8. Jahrhundert
- Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των Βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας
- Hierarchia Ecclesiastica Orientalis: Series episcoporum ecclesiarum christianarum orientalium
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4843 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 29.8. Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 491 (not illustrated), published a similar seal, which, judging from the differences in lettering, appears to come from a different boulloterion. |
Notes
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4843 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 29.8. Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 491 (not illustrated), published a similar seal, which, judging from the differences in lettering, appears to come from a different boulloterion. |