John kouboukleisios (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. John Prodromos, nimbate, holding long cross over left shoulder. Inscription visible to l. and r.: |ΙΩ|ΟΠΡ|Δ|Μ: Ὁ ἅγιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Πρόδρομος. Linear border.
Obverse
Bust of St. John Prodromos, nimbate, holding long cross over left shoulder. Inscription visible to l. and r.: |ΙΩ|ΟΠΡ|Δ|Μ: Ὁ ἅγιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Πρόδρομος. Linear border.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. Linear border.
ΚΕΘ
ΤΩΣΩΔ\
ΙΩΚ
ΚΛΗΣ
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ κουβουκλησίῳ
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3670 |
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Diameter | 20.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 197, republished in Laurent, Corpus V/2, no. 1618. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ κουβουκλησίῳ.
Lord, help your servant John kouboukleisios.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)