John notarios and chrysepilektes (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. John the Evangelist, nimbate, offering a blessing with his right hand and holding a book in his left. Sigla on either side: Ο̣|Ε̣Ι̣|̣ Ο̣Ι̣|̣ : likely ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰ[ω(άννης)], but the inscription is unclear since the letters are largely illegible. Wreath border.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, presumably beginning with a cross. Decoration at bottom. Wreathed border.
̣Κ̣Ε̣,Θ̣,
.Σ,
.̅ΝΟΤΑΡ,
̣̣ΕΠΙΛΕ
ΚΤΗ
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) [τ]ῷ σῷ δού(λῳ) [Ἰ]ω(άννῃ) νοταρ(ίῳ) (καὶ) χρ(υσ)επιλέκτῃ
Obverse
Bust of St. John the Evangelist, nimbate, offering a blessing with his right hand and holding a book in his left. Sigla on either side: Ο̣|Ε̣Ι̣|̣ Ο̣Ι̣|̣ : likely ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰ[ω(άννης)], but the inscription is unclear since the letters are largely illegible. Wreath border.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, presumably beginning with a cross. Decoration at bottom. Wreathed border.
̣Κ̣Ε̣,Θ̣,
.Σ,
.̅ΝΟΤΑΡ,
̣̣ΕΠΙΛΕ
ΚΤΗ
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) [τ]ῷ σῷ δού(λῳ) [Ἰ]ω(άννῃ) νοταρ(ίῳ) (καὶ) χρ(υσ)επιλέκτῃ
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1245 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus 2, no. 664 (citing the wrong catalogue number); see also PBW : Ioannes 20396). |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ νοταρίῳ καὶ χρυσεπιλέκτῃ.
Lord, help your servant John, notarios and chrysepilektes.