Theodore metropolitan and synkellos (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of St. John the Baptist, facing, holding in his right hand the processional cross. Inscription to the right: |Ῑ |ΟΠΡ|ΔΡ|Μ,: ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ Πρ(ό)δρ(ο)μ(ος). Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. John the Baptist, facing, holding in his right hand the processional cross. Inscription to the right: |Ῑ |ΟΠΡ|ΔΡ|Μ,: ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ Πρ(ό)δρ(ο)μ(ος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in six lines. Border of dots.
ΚΕ,Θ,
ΤΣΔ,
ΘΕΔΡ,
ΜΙΤΡΟΠ
ΟΛ,ΣΥΓ
ΚΕΛΛ,
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δού(λῳ) Θεωδώρ(ῳ) μιτροπολ(ίτῃ) (καὶ) συγκέλλ(ῳ)
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.42 |
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Diameter | 24.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 950. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεωδώρῳ μιτροπολίτῃ καὶ συγκέλλῳ.
Lord, help your servant Theodore metropolitan and synkellos.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)