John priest of the Great Church and imperial cleric (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. John Chrysostomos. Details unclear, but there appears to be a cross of dots on his right shoulder. Traces of a columnar inscription at right: ο||ΟΣ :[Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης)] ὁ Χρ(συ)όσ[τομ(ος)]. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. John Chrysostomos. Details unclear, but there appears to be a cross of dots on his right shoulder. Traces of a columnar inscription at right: ο||ΟΣ :[Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης)] ὁ Χρ(συ)όσ[τομ(ος)]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
Ι̅Π̅Ρ̅
.ερο,τ.
εκκλι
....ασ
..ιρκ
Ἰω(άννης) πρ(εσ)[β(ύ)]τερο(ς) τ(ῆς) [Μ(ε)γ(άλης)] Ἐκκλι[σία(ς) (καὶ)] βασ[ιλ(ικὸς)] κ(λ)ιρ(ι)κ(ός).
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2869 |
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Diameter | 26.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 5, no. 42.27. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Ἰωάννης πρεσβύτερος τῆς Μεγάλης Ἐκκλισίας καὶ βασιλικὸς κλιρικός.
John priest of the Great Church and imperial cleric.
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)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The reading of the final line is uncertain. Laurent proposed οἰκ(ε)ιακός.