John metropolitan of Thessalonica (ca. 1198)
Obverse
St. Demetrios standing, holding spear, his left hand resting on shield set on the ground. Inscription: |Δ|Η|Μ|ΗΤ|ΡΙ|Ο|Σ: Ὁ ἅγιος Δημήτριος. Circular inscription, beginning at 1 o'clock, between two borders of dots.
Α...ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΕΚΑΙΑΓΙΑΘΕΟΤΟΚΕ
Ἅγιε Δημήτριε καὶ ἁγία Θεοτόκε
Obverse
St. Demetrios standing, holding spear, his left hand resting on shield set on the ground. Inscription: |Δ|Η|Μ|ΗΤ|ΡΙ|Ο|Σ: Ὁ ἅγιος Δημήτριος. Circular inscription, beginning at 1 o'clock, between two borders of dots.
Α...ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΕΚΑΙΑΓΙΑΘΕΟΤΟΚΕ
Ἅγιε Δημήτριε καὶ ἁγία Θεοτόκε
Reverse
The Virgin seated frontally on a high-backed throne holding Christ on her lap. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Circular inscription, beginning at 12 o'clock, between two borders of dots.
ΟΗΘΕΙΤΕΙΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΙΤΗΘΕΣ......ΚΗΣ
βοηθεῖτε Ἰωάννῃ μητροπολίτῃ Θεσσαλονίκης
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.10 |
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Diameter | 43.0 mm; field: 39.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 18.85. |
Translation
Ἅγιε Δημήτριε καὶ ἁγία Θεοτόκε βοηθεῖτε Ἰωάννῃ μητροπολίτῃ Θεσσαλονίκης.
St. Demetrios and Holy Theotokos, help John metropolitan of Thessalonica.
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
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin, vol. 5, L’Église
- A Collection of Dated Byzantine Lead Seals
- 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
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- 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
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung
- Les plus anciens recueils des miracles de Saint Démétrius et la pénétration des Slaves dans les Balkans
- L'éparque de Thessalonique: les origines d'une institution administrative (VIIIe-IXe siècles)
Commentary
Only one prelate named John is known to have occupied the throne of Thessalonica after the tenth century. He succeeded Eustathios of Thessalonica in 1195/6; his tenure presents problems as it may have been interrupted for some months in 1198. See the discussion by Laurent.