Sisinnios bishop (seventh/eighth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram. In the angles of the cruciform, inscription: .ΩΣΩ|.Λ.. No border visible.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram. In the angles of the cruciform, inscription: .ΩΣΩ|.Λ.. No border visible.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. No border visible.
ΣΙΣΙΝ..
ΥΕΠΙΣ
ΚΟΠΟΥ
ΑΜΗ.
Σισινίου ἐπισκόπου ἀμήν
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4623 |
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Diameter | 16.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/3, no. 1856. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Σισινίου ἐπισκόπου ἀμήν.
Theotokos, help your servant Sisinnios bishop, amen.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The last word in the reverse inscription is uncertain; it is set below the rest of the inscription and only partially preserved. However, it seems to contain the word "Ἀμήν".