Michael bishop of Skyros (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription of four lines, a decoration below. Border of dots.
....Ε
Ο..ΕΙ
ΤΣΔ
ΟΥΛ,
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a decoration below. Border of dots.
ΜΙΧΑ
ΗΛ,ΕΠΗΣ
ΚΟΠΣΚ
ΥΡΟΥ
Μιχαὴλ ἐπησκόπῳ Σκύρου
Obverse
Inscription of four lines, a decoration below. Border of dots.
....Ε
Ο..ΕΙ
ΤΣΔ
ΟΥΛ,
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a decoration below. Border of dots.
ΜΙΧΑ
ΗΛ,ΕΠΗΣ
ΚΟΠΣΚ
ΥΡΟΥ
Μιχαὴλ ἐπησκόπῳ Σκύρου
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5121 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 22.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 56.2. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Μιχαὴλ ἐπησκόπῳ Σκύρου.
Lord, help your servant Michael bishop of Skyros.
Bibliography
- 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 (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- A Collection of Dated Byzantine Lead Seals (Open in Zotero)
- Notitiae Episcopatuum Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae (Open in Zotero)
- Les îles de l’empire byzantin: VIIIe-XIIe siècles (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The abbreviation sign of line 2 of the reverse is superfluous unless it indicates the reading Μιχαηλίῳ, not a substantial difference in any case.
The bishopric of Skyros, an island of the Sporades, was probably in existence in the late 9th century (Darrouzès, Notitiae, no. 7, line 502) as a suffragan of Athens. The island was governed by an archon (DO Seals 2, no. 56.1). See Laurent, Corpus V/3, 104; Malamut, Iles, 228-30, 272-73, 300, 311-12, 366, 498.