John imperial protospatharios and grand chartoularios of the stratiotikon logothesion (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St John the Baptist holding a staff cross. Inscription at left: .|ι̅ : [ὁ ἅ(γιος)] Ἰω(άννης). Along the upper circumference, a circular inscription beginning at nine o'clock. Border of dots.
κεοηθτσ,
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ(ει) τῷ σῷ δ(ούλῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of six lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ι̅ˊ,
σ̣Πθˊμ,
γ̣,χρτ,λˊ
ρ,τ̣Στρ
τ,οτηκλˊ
γ̣....
Ἰω(άννῃ) β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) μ(ε)γ(άλῳ) χαρτ(ου)λ(α)ρ(ίῳ) τοῦ στρατ(ι)οτηκ(οῦ) λ(ο)γ[οθεσ(ίου)]
Obverse
Bust of St John the Baptist holding a staff cross. Inscription at left: .|ι̅ : [ὁ ἅ(γιος)] Ἰω(άννης). Along the upper circumference, a circular inscription beginning at nine o'clock. Border of dots.
κεοηθτσ,
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ(ει) τῷ σῷ δ(ούλῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of six lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ι̅ˊ,
σ̣Πθˊμ,
γ̣,χρτ,λˊ
ρ,τ̣Στρ
τ,οτηκλˊ
γ̣....
Ἰω(άννῃ) β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) μ(ε)γ(άλῳ) χαρτ(ου)λ(α)ρ(ίῳ) τοῦ στρατ(ι)οτηκ(οῦ) λ(ο)γ[οθεσ(ίου)]
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2406 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ μεγάλῳ χαρτουλαρίῳ τοῦ στρατιοτηκοῦ λογοθεσίου.
Lord, help your servant John, imperial protospatharios and grand chartoularios of the stratiotikon logothesion.