Constantine proedros (metropolitan) of the Thessalians (twelfth century)
Obverse
St. Demetrios standing, holding spear. Inscription in two columns: |Δ|Η|Τ|ΡΙ|ΟΣ: Ὁ ἅγιος Δημήτριος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, cross above. Border of dots.
ΣΦΡΑΓΙΣ
ΠΡΟΕΔΡΟΥ
ΘΕΤΤΑΛ̀Ν
ΚΝΑΝ
ΤΙΝ
Σφραγὶς προέδρου Θετταλῶν Κωνσταντίνου
Obverse
St. Demetrios standing, holding spear. Inscription in two columns: |Δ|Η|Τ|ΡΙ|ΟΣ: Ὁ ἅγιος Δημήτριος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, cross above. Border of dots.
ΣΦΡΑΓΙΣ
ΠΡΟΕΔΡΟΥ
ΘΕΤΤΑΛ̀Ν
ΚΝΑΝ
ΤΙΝ
Σφραγὶς προέδρου Θετταλῶν Κωνσταντίνου
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.5030 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 22.0 mm; field: 17.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 18.81b. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Σφραγὶς προέδρου Θετταλῶν Κωνσταντίνου.
Seal of Constantine, metropolitan of the Thessalians.
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
- Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. 2
- Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. 1
- Silk Trade and Production in Byzantium from the Sixth to the Ninth Century: The Seals of Kommerkiarioi
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles
- Byzantinische Bleisiegel in Berlin (West)
- Le Synodikon de l’orthodoxie: Édition et commentaire
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin, vol. 5, L’Église
- Les plus anciens recueils des miracles de Saint Démétrius et la pénétration des Slaves dans les Balkans
- Le kommerkion d'Abydos, Thessalonique et le commerce bulgare du 9e siècle
- Recherches sur les douanes à Byzance: L'octava, le "kommerkion" et les commerciares
- L'éparque de Thessalonique: les origines d'une institution administrative (VIIIe-IXe siècles)
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden Teil 2: N - Sphragis
Commentary
This specimen seems to come from the same boulloterion as BZS.1951.31.5.2016. See the commentary to that entry.