John metropolitan (seventh century)
Obverse
St. Theodore balancing a shield on the ground and stabbing a dragon with a cross-topped spear. Palm tree at right. Wreath border.
Obverse
St. Theodore balancing a shield on the ground and stabbing a dragon with a cross-topped spear. Palm tree at right. Wreath border.
Reverse
Inscription in three lines with crosses above and below. Wreath border.
ιαν
νουμ
ητροπ
Ἰωάννου μητροπολίτου
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.465 |
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Diameter | 24.0 mm; field: 20.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 936. |
Translation
Ἰωάννου μητροπολίτου.
(Seal of) the metropolitan John.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The military saint, bearded and killing a dragon, must be St. Theodore. A similar depiction of the saint is seen on a seal of the bishop of Euchaita (DO Seals 4, no. 16.4).