The bishop of Alabanda (eleventh century)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.360 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 17 mm |
| Condition | Blank too small for die. Cracked along channel (obv.). |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 60.2; Laurent, Corpus V/3, no. 1735; Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 1770. |
Obverse
Faint outline of the Virgin holding Christ. No inscription visible. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, decoration above. Border of dots.
ΠΑΡΘΕ
ΝΕΣΣΟΝ
ΠΙΣΚΟΠΟ,
ΑΛΑΑΝ
ΔΝ
Παρθένε σῶσον πίσκοπον Ἀλαβάνδων
Translation
Παρθένε σῶσον ἐπίσκοπον Ἀλαβάνδων.
Virgin, preserve the bishop of Alabanda.
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.360 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 17 mm |
| Condition | Blank too small for die. Cracked along channel (obv.). |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 60.2; Laurent, Corpus V/3, no. 1735; Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 1770. |
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin, vol. 5, L’Église
- Hierarchia Ecclesiastica Orientalis: Series episcoporum ecclesiarum christianarum orientalium
- Fouilles d'Amyzon en Carie
- Kleinasiatische Ortsnamen
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, vol. 2: South of the Balkans, the Islands, south of Asia Minor
Commentary
It would appear that the epsilon in ἐπίσκοπον was deliberately omitted to preserve a correct dodecasyllabic verse. Cf. BZS 1947.2.150.