John patrikios, hypatos, imperial notarios, judge of the Hippodrome and of Macedonia (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas blessing and holding book. Vertical inscription: |Ν|ΙΚ|Ο|Λ,: Ὁ ἅγιος Νικόλαος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines. Border of dots.
ΚΕ...
Ῑ̅Π̄Ρ̄Ι⸣ΥΠΑ
Τ⸣ΝΟΤΑΡ.
ΚΡ,Τ,ΕΠΙΤΙ
ΟΔΡ,ΤΗ,
ΜΑΔΟΝ.
ΑΣ
Κύριε βοήθει Ἰωάννῃ πατρικίῳ, ὑπάτῳ, βασιλικῷ νοταρίῳ, κριτῇ ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἱπποδρόμου καὶ τῆς Μακεδονίας
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas blessing and holding book. Vertical inscription: |Ν|ΙΚ|Ο|Λ,: Ὁ ἅγιος Νικόλαος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines. Border of dots.
ΚΕ...
Ῑ̅Π̄Ρ̄Ι⸣ΥΠΑ
Τ⸣ΝΟΤΑΡ.
ΚΡ,Τ,ΕΠΙΤΙ
ΟΔΡ,ΤΗ,
ΜΑΔΟΝ.
ΑΣ
Κύριε βοήθει Ἰωάννῃ πατρικίῳ, ὑπάτῳ, βασιλικῷ νοταρίῳ, κριτῇ ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἱπποδρόμου καὶ τῆς Μακεδονίας
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.4593 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 29.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 43.9a. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Ἰωάννῃ πατρικίῳ, ὑπάτῳ, βασιλικῷ νοταρίῳ, κριτῇ ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἱπποδρόμου καὶ τῆς Μακεδονίας.
Lord, help John patrikios, hypatos, imperial notarios, judege of the Hippodrome and of Macedonia.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea (Open in Zotero)
- Philippes et la Macédoine orientale à l’époque chrétienne et byzantine; recherches d’histoire et d’archéologie (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)
- La Macédoine orientale à l’époque byzantine: à propos d'un livre récent (Open in Zotero)
- Sigillographie de l’Empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
- Theophanes Continuatus, Ioannes Cameniata, Symeon Magister, Georgius Monachus (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
This specimen comes from the same boulloterion and probably the same stock of blanks as BZS.1958.106.3796.