John Kyriotes (tenth century)
Obverse
The Mother of God standing with medallion. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Indeterminate border.
Obverse
The Mother of God standing with medallion. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Indeterminate border.
Θ..Θ
ΤΣΔ.
..Ι̅Τ.
ΚΥΡΙ
ΤΗ
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ τῷ Κυριώτῃ
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3052 |
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Diameter | 22.0 mm; field: 17.0 mm |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ τῷ Κυριώτῃ.
Mother of God, help your servant, John Kyriotes.
Bibliography
- Corpus of Byzantine Seals from Bulgaria (Open in Zotero)
- Die byzantinischen Bleisiegel mit Familiennamen aus der Sammlung des Numismatischen Museums Athen (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Cf. Jordanov, Corpus II, no. 394 and Stavrakos, Die byzantinischen Bleisiegel, no. 138.