Synetos 2

Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire
SexM
FloruitE/M IX
ReligionChristian
LocationsHelenopolis (Bithynia);
Helenopolis (Bithynia) (officeplace)
OccupationBishop
TitlesBishop, Helenopolis (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);
Zacos, G. and Veglery, A., Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. I (in 3 parts) (Basel, 1972).

Synetos 2 was bishop of Helenopolis; owner of a seal dateable to the ninth century (DOSeals; Zacos and Veglery), possibly to the early or mid ninth century (Laurent): DOSeals III 80.1 = Zacos and Veglery 3187 = Laurent, Corpus V 1, no. 386. Obv.: cruciform monogram of Θεοτόκε βοήθει with τω - σω - δου - λω in the corners. Rev.: +Συν - ετω επι - σκ' Ελεν - ουπολ'. The name and title read: Συνέτῳ ἐπισκόπῳ Ἑλενουπόλεως.

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