The bishop of Agrai (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Demetrios holding a spear and an oval shield decorated with pellets. Inscription: |Δ|ΗΜ: Ὁ ἅγιος Δημήτριος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines preceded by a cross. Border of dots.
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ΣΦΡΑ
Γ,ΕΠΙΣ
ΚΟΠΑ
ΓΡΝ
Σφραγὶς ἐπισκόπου Ἀγρῶν
Obverse
Bust of St. Demetrios holding a spear and an oval shield decorated with pellets. Inscription: |Δ|ΗΜ: Ὁ ἅγιος Δημήτριος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines preceded by a cross. Border of dots.
+
ΣΦΡΑ
Γ,ΕΠΙΣ
ΚΟΠΑ
ΓΡΝ
Σφραγὶς ἐπισκόπου Ἀγρῶν
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5286 |
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| Diameter | 17.0 mm; field: 9.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 87.2. |
Translation
Σφραγὶς ἐπισκόπου Ἀγρῶν.
Seal of the bishop of Agrai.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 3: West, Northwest, and Central Asia Minor and the Orient (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Phrygien und Pisidien (Open in Zotero)
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
On the seals of the bishops and bishopric of Agrai, see the commentary to BZS 1958.106.106; see also Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2437.