John imperial spatharokandidatos and epi tes megales hetaireias (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. John the Baptist, with long hair and beard, holding long cross. Inscription (note the transposition of the alpha and omega): Ι|ΑΩ|ΝΝ|Η: ὁ ἅγιος Ἰωάννης. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. John the Baptist, with long hair and beard, holding long cross. Inscription (note the transposition of the alpha and omega): Ι|ΑΩ|ΝΝ|Η: ὁ ἅγιος Ἰωάννης. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines, with decoration above. Border of dots.
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ΙΑ
Ν,ΣΠΑΘ,
ΚΑΝ,Ε
Π,Τ,ΜΕΓ,Ε
ΤΕΡΙΑ
Ἰωάννης βασιλικὸς σπαθαροκανδιδᾶτος καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς μεγάλης ἑτερίας
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.218 |
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Diameter | 23.0 mm |
Translation
Ἰωάννης βασιλικὸς σπαθαροκανδιδᾶτος καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς μεγάλης ἑτερίας.
John, imperial spatharokandidatos and epi tes megales hetaireias.
Commentary
In his unpublished catalogue of the Shaw Collection, Laurent points out that this based on the dating of this seal, this could be the epi tes megales hetaireias John Choinos/Choirinos (cf. PG 110, 1197 A, PG 119, 488 C, 820 B) or John Garidas, c. 913 (cf. PG 122, 16 A, 110, 1104 C, 1133 C, 1141 D).