Michael magistros and oikonomos of the Nea Ekklesia (eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription of five lines preceded by decoration. No visible border.
.εο
η.ειτ
σδλ
μιχ.
λ
[Κ(ύρι)]ε βοή[θ]ει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Μιχα[ὴ]λ
Obverse
Inscription of five lines preceded by decoration. No visible border.
.εο
η.ειτ
σδλ
μιχ.
λ
[Κ(ύρι)]ε βοή[θ]ει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Μιχα[ὴ]λ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines preceded by decoration. Border of dots.
μ..
στρκ..
..κον..
.ησν.
σ
μα[γί]στρῳ κ[αὶ] οἰκονό[μ(ῳ) τ]ῆς Ν[έ]ας
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.4511 |
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Diameter | 28.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 5 no. 48.5. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Μιχαὴλ μαγίστρῳ καὶ οἰκονόμῳ τῆς Νέας.
Lord, help your servant Michael magistros and oikonomos of the Nea.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 5: The East (continued), Constantinople and Environs, Unknown Locations, Addenda, Uncertain Readings (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The Nea Ekklesia was a sanctuary built in the Great Palace in 880 by Basil I and consecrated to the Mother of God, St. Elias, St. Michael, and St. Nicholas. The ceremony commemorating its inauguration was marked by a procession departing from the church of the Theotokos of the Pharos and leading to the Nea, where a liturgy was celebrated followed by a banquet in the Chrysotriklinos (Listes, 214; ODB 2:1146). By the twelfth century the church had become a monastery. From the fact that chartoularioi and oikonomoi were attached to the church we may infer that the church enjoyed revenues from extensive estates.