Anastasios metropolitan of Herakleia and oikonomos of the Great Church (tenth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Traces of circular inscription along the circumference. Border of dots.
ΣΔΟΥΛ,
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, decoration below. Border of dots.
.ΝΑΣΤΑ
ΙΜΗΤΡΟΠ
ΡΑΚΛΙΑΣΟΙ
.ΟΝΟΜ,ΤˋΜΕΓ,
..ΚΛΗΣΙΑΣ
Ἀναστασίῳ μητροπολίτῃ Ἡρακλίας καὶ οἰκονόμῳ τῆς Μεγάλης Ἐκκλησίας
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Traces of circular inscription along the circumference. Border of dots.
ΣΔΟΥΛ,
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, decoration below. Border of dots.
.ΝΑΣΤΑ
ΙΜΗΤΡΟΠ
ΡΑΚΛΙΑΣΟΙ
.ΟΝΟΜ,ΤˋΜΕΓ,
..ΚΛΗΣΙΑΣ
Ἀναστασίῳ μητροπολίτῃ Ἡρακλίας καὶ οἰκονόμῳ τῆς Μεγάλης Ἐκκλησίας
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.241 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 29.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 53.3. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἀναστασίῳ μητροπολίτῃ Ἡρακλίας καὶ οἰκονόμῳ τῆς Μεγάλης Ἐκκλησίας.
Theotokos, help your servant Anastasios metropolitan of Herakleia and oikonomos of the Great Church.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin, vol. 5, L’Église
- Théodore Daphnopatès, Correspondence
- La Thrace orientale et la Mer Noire: Géographie ecclésiastique et prosopographie (VIIIe-XIIe siècles)
- Notitiae Episcopatuum Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae
Commentary
This is probably the well-known Anastasios who was elevated to the throne of Herakleia by Patriarch Tryphon (927-931; cf. Darrouzès-Westerink, Daphnopatès, 12) and died perhaps in 946 (Theophanes Cont., 439). He had a turbulent career outlined by Laurent, Corpus V/1, 216 and Asdracha, Thrace orientale, 270.