Basil metropolitan of Klaudioupolis (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Michael holding a scepter in his right hand and a globus in his left hand. Inscription in two columns: μ|ι-χ|α : Μιχα(ήλ). Circular inscription, beginning at twelve o'clock, between a double border of dots:
κεRοηθητσ..........ει
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθη τῷ σ[ῷ δούλῳ Βασιλ]είῳ
Reverse
Bust of St. John the Theologian blessing in his right hand and holding a book in his left hand. Inscription in two columns: |ι̅ω|ο-θ|ε|ολ|γ : Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ Θεόλ(ο)γ(ος). Circular inscription, beginning at twelve o'clock, between a double border of dots.
μροπολιτηκ....ιουπολεσ.
μ(ητ)ροπολίτῃ Κ[λαυδ]ιουπόλεως
Obverse
Bust of St. Michael holding a scepter in his right hand and a globus in his left hand. Inscription in two columns: μ|ι-χ|α : Μιχα(ήλ). Circular inscription, beginning at twelve o'clock, between a double border of dots:
κεRοηθητσ..........ει
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθη τῷ σ[ῷ δούλῳ Βασιλ]είῳ
Reverse
Bust of St. John the Theologian blessing in his right hand and holding a book in his left hand. Inscription in two columns: |ι̅ω|ο-θ|ε|ολ|γ : Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ Θεόλ(ο)γ(ος). Circular inscription, beginning at twelve o'clock, between a double border of dots.
μροπολιτηκ....ιουπολεσ.
μ(ητ)ροπολίτῃ Κ[λαυδ]ιουπόλεως
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.97 |
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Diameter | 28.0 mm; field: 23.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 7.2. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Βασιλείῳ μητροπολίτῃ Κλαυδιουπόλεως.
Lord, help your servant Basil, metropolitan of Klaudioupolis.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- De Thematibus (Open in Zotero)
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Paphlagonien und Honorias (Open in Zotero)
- Hierarchia Ecclesiastica Orientalis: Series episcoporum ecclesiarum christianarum orientalium (Open in Zotero)