John Tyrach, patrikios and strategos (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the archangel Michael holding the sceptre and globus. Inscription: ΜΧ : Μιχαήλ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΚΕ̅,Θ,
ΤΣ,
Ι̅Π̅Ρ̅Ι̅⸣Σ
ΤΡΑΤ,ΤΟ
ΤΙΡΑΧ
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δ(ούλῳ) Ἰω(άννῃ) π(ατ)ρι(κίῳ) (καὶ) στρατ(ηγῷ) το Τιράχ
Obverse
Bust of the archangel Michael holding the sceptre and globus. Inscription: ΜΧ : Μιχαήλ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΚΕ̅,Θ,
ΤΣ,
Ι̅Π̅Ρ̅Ι̅⸣Σ
ΤΡΑΤ,ΤΟ
ΤΙΡΑΧ
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δ(ούλῳ) Ἰω(άννῃ) π(ατ)ρι(κίῳ) (καὶ) στρατ(ηγῷ) το Τιράχ
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5725 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 27.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | J.-C. Cheynet, "Par Saint Georges, par Saint Michel," TM 14 (2002), 128. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ πατρικίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ το Τιράχ.
Lord, help your servant, the patrikios and strategos John Tyrach.
Commentary
The owner of this seal will have been the Patzinak chieftain baptised in Constantinople about the year 1047.