N. bishop of Ionopolis (tenth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding Christ before her. No sigla. Circular inscription between a double border of dots, beginning at seven o'clock:
..κ.........σδουλ
[Θ(εοτό)]κ[ε βοήθει τῷ] σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding Christ before her. No sigla. Circular inscription between a double border of dots, beginning at seven o'clock:
..κ.........σδουλ
[Θ(εοτό)]κ[ε βοήθει τῷ] σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, followed by a decoration. Border of dots.
+.....
ιεπισκ
οποιουν
.πολε
.....ίῳ ἐπισκόπο Ἰουν[ου]πόλε(ως)
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.152 |
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Diameter | 24.0 mm; field: 21.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 18.4. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ .....ίῳ ἐπισκόπο Ἰουνουπόλεως.
Mother of God, help your servant .....ios, bishop of Ionopolis.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Paphlagonien und Honorias (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Hierarchia Ecclesiastica Orientalis: Series episcoporum ecclesiarum christianarum orientalium (Open in Zotero)