The bishop of Novgorod (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of St. John the Theologian holding book. Inscription in two columns: Ο|Ι̅|ΟΘ.|Ο|ΛΟ|Γ|Ο,: Ὁ ἅγιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Θεολόγος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΑΓΝΕ
ΣΚΕΠΟΙΣΜ
.ΤΟΝΘΥΤ
ΝΕΥΟΓΡΑ
ΔΝ
Ἁγνὲ σκέποις με τὸν θύτην Νευβογράδων
Obverse
Bust of St. John the Theologian holding book. Inscription in two columns: Ο|Ι̅|ΟΘ.|Ο|ΛΟ|Γ|Ο,: Ὁ ἅγιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Θεολόγος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΑΓΝΕ
ΣΚΕΠΟΙΣΜ
.ΤΟΝΘΥΤ
ΝΕΥΟΓΡΑ
ΔΝ
Ἁγνὲ σκέποις με τὸν θύτην Νευβογράδων
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5570 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 84.1b. |
Translation
Ἁγνὲ σκέποις με τὸν θύτην Νευβογράδων.
Holy one, protect me, the bishop of Novgorod.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Notitiae Episcopatuum Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae (Open in Zotero)
- Chronologie ecclésiastique des terres russes du Xe au XIIIe siècle (Open in Zotero)
- L’organisation diocésaine de la Russie (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
This specimen comes from the same boulloterion as 1958.106.3623. See the commentary to that entry.