Gregory bishop of the island of Kos (eighth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V). In the quarters: ΓΡΗΓΟ|ΡΙ. Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Γρηγορίῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, preceded and followed by a cross. Wreath border.
ΕΠΙΣ
ΚΟΠ
ΝΗΣΟΥ
ΚΟΟΥ
ἐπισκόπῳ νήσου Κόου
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V). In the quarters: ΓΡΗΓΟ|ΡΙ. Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Γρηγορίῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, preceded and followed by a cross. Wreath border.
ΕΠΙΣ
ΚΟΠ
ΝΗΣΟΥ
ΚΟΟΥ
ἐπισκόπῳ νήσου Κόου
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5293 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 28.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 49.2. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Γρηγορίῳ ἐπισκόπῳ νήσου Κόου.
Theotokos, help Gregory bishop of the island of Kos.
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)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Sacrorum conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio (Open in Zotero)
- Hierarchia Ecclesiastica Orientalis: Series episcoporum ecclesiarum christianarum orientalium (Open in Zotero)
- Les îles de l’empire byzantin: VIIIe-XIIe siècles (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The island of Kos, a bishopric as early as the 4th century, was a suffragan of Rhodes, and seems to have had a normal succession of bishops (one of them, Constantine, attended the Council of 879: Mansi XVII, 374-78) until the 14th century when it achieved the rank of archbishopric under Michael VIII or Andronikos II. See Laurent, Corpus V/3, 121; Fedalto, 510-11; Malamut, Iles, 322, 503-4; ODB II, 150.