(John) protoproedros (of the protosynkelloi and metropolitan) of Side (eleventh century)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.194 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24 mm |
| Field diameter | 19 mm |
| Condition | Cracked along channel. |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 78.3b. |
Obverse
Bust of St. Michael holding the labarum and the globus. On either side the inscription: Μ|ΙΧ|Α: Μιχαήλ. Border of dots between two linear borders.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a decoration below. Border of dots between two linear borders.
ΟΡΑ
ΣΦΡΑΓΙ
ΔΑΠΡΤΟ
ΠΡΟΕΔΡ
ΣΙΔΗΣ
Ὅρα σφραγίδα πρωτοπροέδρου Σίδης
Translation
Ὅρα σφραγίδα πρωτοπροέδρου Σίδης.
Behold the seal of the protoproedros of Side.
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.194 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24 mm |
| Field diameter | 19 mm |
| Condition | Cracked along channel. |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 78.3b. |
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, vol. 2: South of the Balkans, the Islands, south of Asia Minor
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin, vol. 5, L’Église
- Hierarchia Ecclesiastica Orientalis: Series episcoporum ecclesiarum christianarum orientalium
- Die Städte Kleinasiens im 7. und 8. Jahrhundert
- The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.194 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24 mm |
| Field diameter | 19 mm |
| Condition | Cracked along channel. |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 78.3b. |
Commentary
Dodecasyllabic. John of Side as protoproedros of the protosynkelloi, a title that he received in 1071. It was not necessary for him to spell out his name because he was the only protoproedros of the protosynkelloi. See BZS 1955.1.4845.
Side (today Selimiye, previously also called Eski Antalya, at 7 km from Manavgat) was a major late antique city, metropolis of Pamphylia first attested in 451, and appearing as such in all notitiae from the 7th century onward. The city declined after the 7th century and was seemingly abandoned in the 11th, probably in favor of Attaleia (which, from bishopric, became [1084] metropolis), but "titular" metropolitans of Side continued being appointed. See Laurent, Corpus V/1, 293-94; Fedalto, 238; Brandes, Städte, 102-3; ODB III, 1892.