Michael (or Daniel) metropolitan of Chalcedon (tenth century)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on three steps. Within a border of dots, part of a circular inscription visible.
+[.....]σδλ,
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
+....
ηλμ...
οπολ..
ηκαλ..
δον..
Μιχαὴλ (or Δανιὴλ) μητροπολίτῃ Καλχηδόνος
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on three steps. Within a border of dots, part of a circular inscription visible.
+[.....]σδλ,
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
+....
ηλμ...
οπολ..
ηκαλ..
δον..
Μιχαὴλ (or Δανιὴλ) μητροπολίτῃ Καλχηδόνος
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.370 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 22.0 mm; field: 18.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 77.6. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Μιχαὴλ (or Δανιὴλ) μητροπολίτῃ Καλχηδόνος.
Lord, help your servant Michael (or Daniel), metropolitan of Chalcedon.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 3: West, Northwest, and Central Asia Minor and the Orient (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- La géographie ecclésiastique de l’empire byzantin, vol. 2, Les églises et les monastères des grands centres byzantins (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
In lines 1 and 2 (rev.), the name obviously could be read several ways: Michael, Daniel, or Manuel. As Laurent pointed out, a Michael is known to have governed the church from at least as early as 935 and 963/969, and a Daniel is attested in 997.