John imperial kommerkiarios of the Peloponnesos (ninth century)
Obverse
Traces of a cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type). In the quarters: Σ|Δ. No border visible.
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Traces of a cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type). In the quarters: Σ|Δ. No border visible.
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. No border visible.
Ι...
Β/ΚΟΜΕΡΚ
ΗΡ/ΠΕΛΟΠ
ΝΗΣ
Ἰωάννῃ βασιλικῷ κομερκηαρίῳ Πελοπωνήσου
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.943 |
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Diameter | 30.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 22.11. |
Translation
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ βασιλικῷ κομερκηαρίῳ Πελοπωνήσου.
Lord or Mother of God, help your servant John, imperial kommerkiarios of the Peloponnesos.
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