John Trichas (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
St. John the Prodromos standing, hands upraised to the left towards an indistinct figure in the upper right, in all likelihood Christ. On the right, a vertical inscription: |Ι̅|ο|ρ|ο/ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ Πρ(ό)δρο(μος). On the right, the words of John the Baptist from John 1:29: ι|εο|αμνος : Ἴδε ὁ ἀμνός. Indeterminate border.
Obverse
St. John the Prodromos standing, hands upraised to the left towards an indistinct figure in the upper right, in all likelihood Christ. On the right, a vertical inscription: |Ι̅|ο|ρ|ο/ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ Πρ(ό)δρο(μος). On the right, the words of John the Baptist from John 1:29: ι|εο|αμνος : Ἴδε ὁ ἀμνός. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Indeterminate border.
ιαν
νηνπρο
ρομετρ
ιχανμε
σκεποις
Ἰωάννην, Πρόδρομε, Τριχᾶν με σκέποις
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5079 |
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Diameter | 21.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 987. |
Translation
Ἰωάννην, Πρόδρομε, Τριχᾶν με σκέποις.
Forerunner, watch over John Trichas.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
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