Michael bishop of Nyssa (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Michael holding a scepter in his right hand. Inscription: ΑΡΜΙ : Ἀρχ(άγγελος) Μιχ(αήλ).
Obverse
Bust of St. Michael holding a scepter in his right hand. Inscription: ΑΡΜΙ : Ἀρχ(άγγελος) Μιχ(αήλ).
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
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Μισφρα
γισματοΥ
νησασεπι
σ..π
Μιχ(αὴλ) σφράγισμα τοῦ Νήσας ἐπισ[κό]που
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.269 |
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Diameter | 23.0 mm; field: 20.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 82.2. Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 1447. |
Translation
Μιχαὴλ σφράγισμα τοῦ Νήσας ἐπισκόπου.
The seal of Michael, bishop of Nyssa.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- Notitiae Episcopatuum Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Kappadokien (Kappadokia, Charsianon, Sebasteia und Lykandos) (Open in Zotero)
- Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium (Open in Zotero)
- Hierarchia Ecclesiastica Orientalis: Series episcoporum ecclesiarum christianarum orientalium (Open in Zotero)
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
An unsuccessful attempt at a dodecasyllabic verse.