Gregory archbishop of Thessalonica (tenth century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Demetrios holding a martyr's cross. Inscription in two columns: Ο|Α|Γ,Δ|Η|Μ: Ὁ ἅγιος Δημήτριος. Circular inscription along border of dots.
ΚΕΟΗΘ,ΤΣΔΟΥΛ
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Bust of St. Demetrios holding a martyr's cross. Inscription in two columns: Ο|Α|Γ,Δ|Η|Μ: Ὁ ἅγιος Δημήτριος. Circular inscription along border of dots.
ΚΕΟΗΘ,ΤΣΔΟΥΛ
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΓΡΗ.
ΟΡ,ΑΡΧ.
ΕΠΙΣΚΟΠ
ΘΕΣΣΑ
.ΟΝΗΚ,
Γρηγορίῳ ἀρχιεπισκόπῳ Θεσσαλονήκης
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.142 |
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Diameter | 24.0 mm; field: 20.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 18.82. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Γρηγορίῳ ἀρχιεπισκόπῳ Θεσσαλονήκης.
Lord, help your servant Gregory archbishop 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 (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- A Collection of Dated Byzantine Lead Seals (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Aus den Schatzkammern des Heiligen Berges, 115 Urkunden und 50 Urkundensiegel aus 10 Jahrhunderten (Open in Zotero)
- Le Synodikon de l’orthodoxie: Édition et commentaire (Open in Zotero)
- Catalogus Codicum Astrologorum Graecorum, Vol. VII: Codices Germanicos (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Only one prelate named Gregory occupied the throne before the fourteenth century (Gouillard, Synodikon, 114; cf. Catalogus codicum astrologorum graecorum 8/3 [1912] 44). The Protaton specimen is still attached to the document that it was intended to authenticate, dated 2 August 943.