Domenikos imperial spatharokoubikoularios (tenth century)
Obverse
Bust of St John the Baptist holding a staff cross in his left hand. Inscription on either side of the cross: | : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Πρ(όδρομος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines; bottom line missing. Border of dots.
ομη
νκο,σ
πθ̣...
Δομηνήκο β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθ(αρο)[κ]ου[βικουλ(αρίῳ)]
Obverse
Bust of St John the Baptist holding a staff cross in his left hand. Inscription on either side of the cross: | : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Πρ(όδρομος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines; bottom line missing. Border of dots.
ομη
νκο,σ
πθ̣...
Δομηνήκο β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθ(αρο)[κ]ου[βικουλ(αρίῳ)]
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2502 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23.0 mm; field: 15.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Δομηνήκο βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκουβικουλαρίῳ.
Domenikos imperial spatharokoubikoularios.
Commentary
This seal has been struck twice; remnants of a first strike are visible at a forty-five degree angle to the inscription on the reverse.