Constantine son of John priest of Gangra (seventh/eighth century)
Obverse
Eagle with open wings, between which are remains of an invocational monogram. Wreath border.
Obverse
Eagle with open wings, between which are remains of an invocational monogram. Wreath border.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Wreath border.
κ..
στντ.
νΥιι
ννπρεσ
βυτεργ
γγρν
Κ[ων]σταντ[ί]νῳ υἱῷ Ἰωάννου πρεσβυτέρου Γαγγρῶν
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.235 |
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Diameter | 33.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 17.3. Zacos-Veglery, no. 599. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε (?) βοήθει Κωνσταντίνῳ υἱῷ Ἰωάννου πρεσβυτέρου Γαγγρῶν.
Theotokos (?), help Constantine, the son of John, priest of Gangra.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Paphlagonien und Honorias (Open in Zotero)
- Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Notes de littérature et de géographie écclesiastiques (Open in Zotero)
- Hierarchia Ecclesiastica Orientalis: Series episcoporum ecclesiarum christianarum orientalium (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
It is clear that Constantine (whose name appears in the dative case) was not related to the church of Gangra except through his father, John.