John Didymares, imperial spatharokandidatos and epi ton oikeiakon (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. John Prodromos blessing with his right hand and holding a long cross in his left. Inscription at left: Ι||ΠΡ|Ο : Ἰω(άννης) Πρό(δρομος). Border of dots. Circular inscription beginning at eight o'clock:
̣ΑΓ,ΙΑΝΝΤΣΔΟΥΛ,
Ἅγ(ιε) Ἰωάνν(η) β(οήθει) τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a row of pellets above and below. Border of dots.
ΙΑΝΝ,
,ΣΠΑΘΚΑΝ
ΔΙΔΕΠΙΤ,
ΟΙΚΙΑΚΤΟΔΥ
ΔΥΜΑΡΗ
Ἰωάνν(ῃ) β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθ(αρο)κανδιδ(άτῳ) (καὶ) ἐπὶ τῶ(ν) οἰκιακ(ῶν) το Δυδυμάρῃ
Obverse
Bust of St. John Prodromos blessing with his right hand and holding a long cross in his left. Inscription at left: Ι||ΠΡ|Ο : Ἰω(άννης) Πρό(δρομος). Border of dots. Circular inscription beginning at eight o'clock:
̣ΑΓ,ΙΑΝΝΤΣΔΟΥΛ,
Ἅγ(ιε) Ἰωάνν(η) β(οήθει) τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a row of pellets above and below. Border of dots.
ΙΑΝΝ,
,ΣΠΑΘΚΑΝ
ΔΙΔΕΠΙΤ,
ΟΙΚΙΑΚΤΟΔΥ
ΔΥΜΑΡΗ
Ἰωάνν(ῃ) β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθ(αρο)κανδιδ(άτῳ) (καὶ) ἐπὶ τῶ(ν) οἰκιακ(ῶν) το Δυδυμάρῃ
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.3000 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm; field: 20.0 mm |
Translation
Ἅγιε Ἰωάννη βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν οἰκιακῶν το Δυδυμάρῃ.
Saint John, help your servant John Didymares, imperial spatharokandidatos and epi ton oikeiakon.