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.

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.