Nicholas bishop of Monembasia (eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
ΚΕ,Θ,
ΤΣΔ,
ΝΙΚΟΛΑ
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικολάῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
ΕΠΙΣΚΟ
ΠΜΟΝΟ
ΑΣΙΑ
Σ
ἐπισκόπῳ Μονοβασιᾶς
Obverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
ΚΕ,Θ,
ΤΣΔ,
ΝΙΚΟΛΑ
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικολάῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
ΕΠΙΣΚΟ
ΠΜΟΝΟ
ΑΣΙΑ
Σ
ἐπισκόπῳ Μονοβασιᾶς
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4664 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 31.3b. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικολάῳ ἐπισκόπῳ Μονοβασιᾶς.
Lord, help your servant Nicholas bishop of Monembasia.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, vol. 2: South of the Balkans, the Islands, south of Asia Minor
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin, vol. 5, L’Église
- Notitiae Episcopatuum Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae
- Hierarchia Ecclesiastica Orientalis: Series episcoporum ecclesiarum christianarum orientalium
- The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
- Byzantine Monemvasia. The Sources
- Le Synodikon de l’orthodoxie: Édition et commentaire
Commentary
See the commentary to BZS 1951.31.5.1407.