Ioannes 507

Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire
SexM
FloruitIX
PmbZ No.3323
ReligionChristian
LocationsKios (Bithynia);
Kios (Bithynia) (officeplace)
OccupationBishop
TitlesArchbishop, Kios (Bithynia) (office);
Bishop, Kios (Bithynia) (office)
Seal SourcesDumbarton Oaks, A Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, eds., J. Nesbitt and N. Oikonomides (Washington, DC, 1991-);
Laurent, V., Le corpus des sceaux de l'empire byzatin, V, 1-3, L'église (Paris, 1963-72); II, L'administration centrale (Paris, 1981)

Ioannes 507 was archbishop of Kios; owner of a seal dateable to the ninth century: DOSeals III 50.3 = Laurent, Corpus V 3, no. 1815. Obv.: bust of Virgin holding medallion, with a circular inscription: +Θεοτόκε βοήθει. Rev.: + - Κε βοηθ' - Ιωαννη αρ - χηεπισκοπ' - τις Κηου - +. The name and title read: Ἰωάννῃ ἀρχιεπισκόπῳ τῖς Κήου.

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