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Constantine metropolitan of Patras (eleventh century, first half)

 
 

Obverse

Inscription of three lines, a decoration above and below. No border visible.

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ΡΑ
Γ
ΙΣΠΡΟ

ΕΔΡΟΥ
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Σφραγὶς προέδρου

Reverse

Inscription of four lines, a decoration above and below. Border of dots.

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ΤΝΠΑ
ΤΡΝΚΝ
ΣΤΑΝΤΙ

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τῶν Πατρῶν Κωνσταντίνου

Obverse

Inscription of three lines, a decoration above and below. No border visible.

 
..
ΡΑ
Γ
ΙΣΠΡΟ

ΕΔΡΟΥ
 

Σφραγὶς προέδρου

Reverse

Inscription of four lines, a decoration above and below. Border of dots.


ΤΝΠΑ
ΤΡΝΚΝ
ΣΤΑΝΤΙ

Ν

τῶν Πατρῶν Κωνσταντίνου

Accession number BZS.1958.106.3657
Diameter 27.0 mm; field: 19.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 2, no. 34.1b; see also Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2785c.
Cf. similar specimen from the Istanbul Collection published by Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 635 (who illustrates our parallel to this specimen, BZS.1955.1.5032).

Translation

Σφραγὶς προέδρου τῶν Πατρῶν Κωνσταντίνου.

Seal of Constantine, metropolitan of Patras.

Commentary

See the commentary for BZS 1955.1.5032.

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 (Open in Zotero)
  • Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
  • Corinth, Vol. 12, The Minor Objects (Open in Zotero)
  • Hierarchia Ecclesiastica Orientalis: Series episcoporum ecclesiarum christianarum orientalium (Open in Zotero)
  • La Morée franque: Recherches historiques, topographiques et archéologiques sur la principauté d’Achaïe (1205-1430) (Open in Zotero)
  • Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)