Sergios 119 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
Sex | M |
Floruit | VII |
Locations | Chalcedon (Bithynia) (officeplace); Chalcedon (Bithynia) |
Titles | Metropolitan, Chalcedon (Bithynia) (office) |
Seal Sources | Dumbarton 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); Zacos, G. and Veglery, A., Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. I (in 3 parts) (Basel, 1972). |
Sergios 119 was metropolitan bishop, probably of Chalcedon (see below); owner of seals dateable to the seventh century: DOSeals III 77. 7a = Laurent, Corpus V 3, no. 1715 = Zacos and Veglery 1245b, DOSeals III 77. 7b = Laurent, Corpus V 3, no. 1714 = Zacos and Veglery 1245a. Obv.: St Euphemia standing, with the legend: η - αγ - ια - ε - υ - φη - μι - α. Rev.: +.ερ - γιου μη - τροπολ - ιτου+. The name and title read: Σεργίου μητροπολίτου. The use of the image of St Euphemia suggests that his see was Chalcedon.
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