Sergios metropolitan (of Chalcedon) (seventh century)
Obverse
Standing St. Euphemia, holding a martyr's cross. On either side the inscription: Η|ΑΓ|ΙΑ|Ε|Υ|ΦΗ|ΜΙ|Α: ἡ ἁγία Εὐφημία. Wreath border.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Wreath border.
+.ΕΡ
ΓΙΟΥΜΗ
ΤΡΟΠΟΛ
ΙΤΟΥ+
Σεργίου μητροπολίτου
Obverse
Standing St. Euphemia, holding a martyr's cross. On either side the inscription: Η|ΑΓ|ΙΑ|Ε|Υ|ΦΗ|ΜΙ|Α: ἡ ἁγία Εὐφημία. Wreath border.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Wreath border.
+.ΕΡ
ΓΙΟΥΜΗ
ΤΡΟΠΟΛ
ΙΤΟΥ+
Σεργίου μητροπολίτου
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4797 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 27.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 77.7a. |
Translation
Σεργίου μητροπολίτου.
(Seal of) Sergios metropolitan.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 3: West, Northwest, and Central Asia Minor and the Orient (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- La géographie ecclésiastique de l’empire byzantin, vol. 2, Les églises et les monastères des grands centres byzantins (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The image of St. Euphemia confirms the attribution of this seal to a metropolitan of Chalcedon.
In line 1 (rev.), the third letter can be readily distinguished as Ρ; we can be certain that only two spaces are involved between the initial cross and the rho, making it certain that the name of this prelate was Sergios and not Georgios.