John metropolitan of Amastris (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. John Prodromos blessing and holding a scroll. Inscription in two columns: |ι̅ω|ο-|δ : Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ Πρ(ό)δ(ρομος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a decoration below. Border of dots.
κ̅ερ,θ,
Ι̅μητ,ο,
πολητι
ταμαστ
αρδου
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Ἰω(άννῃ) μητ(ρ)οπολήτι τ(οῦ) Ἀμαστράρδου
Obverse
Bust of St. John Prodromos blessing and holding a scroll. Inscription in two columns: |ι̅ω|ο-|δ : Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ Πρ(ό)δ(ρομος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a decoration below. Border of dots.
κ̅ερ,θ,
Ι̅μητ,ο,
πολητι
ταμαστ
αρδου
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Ἰω(άννῃ) μητ(ρ)οπολήτι τ(οῦ) Ἀμαστράρδου
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4813 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 12.4b. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Ἰωάννῃ μητροπολήτι τοῦ Ἀμαστράρδου.
Lord, help John, metropolitan of Amastris.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, volume 4: The East
- Byzance et la mer: La marine de guerre, la politique et les institutions maritimes de Byzance aux VIIe–VXe siècles
- Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. 2
- Notitiae Episcopatuum Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae
- Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
- Paphlagonien und Honorias
- Die Städte Kleinasiens im 7. und 8. Jahrhundert
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin, vol. 5, L’Église
- Hierarchia Ecclesiastica Orientalis: Series episcoporum ecclesiarum christianarum orientalium
- Selections from a Private Collection of Byzantine Bullae
Commentary
This seal and BZS.1955.1.4813 issue from the same boulloterion; see the commentary to that entry.