Paul metropolitan of Christoupolis (sixth century)
Obverse
Cruciform monogram. Wreath border.
ΠΛ
Παύλου
Reverse
Inscription of three lines. Wreath border. Note the omicron inscribed within the Π in the final line.
μητ
ροπ
χ̅υΠ
μητροπο(λίτου) Χ(ριστο)υπό(λεως)
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.61 |
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Diameter | 22.0 mm; field: 19.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 47.3b. See also Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 436. |
Translation
Παύλου μητροπολίτου Χριστουπόλεως.
(Seal of) Paul, metropolitan of Christoupolis.
Bibliography
- Notitiae Episcopatuum Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae (Open in Zotero)
- Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Hierarchia Ecclesiastica Orientalis: Series episcoporum ecclesiarum christianarum orientalium (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
This seal and BZS.1947.2.1700 come from the same boulloterion. See the commentary to the latter specimen.