John patrikios and strategos of the Anatolikoi (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type). In the quarters: .σ|.λ. No visible border.
Θεοτόκε βόηθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. No visible border.
ανν
ατρικι
τρττ
ατ
Ἰωάννῃ πατρικίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ τῶν Ἀνατολικῶν
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type). In the quarters: .σ|.λ. No visible border.
Θεοτόκε βόηθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. No visible border.
ανν
ατρικι
τρττ
ατ
Ἰωάννῃ πατρικίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ τῶν Ἀνατολικῶν
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.973 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 86.54. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βόηθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ πατρικίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ τῶν Ἀνατολικῶν.
Mother of God, help your servant John, patrikios and strategos of the Anatolikoi.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 3: West, Northwest, and Central Asia Minor and the Orient (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Documents de sigillographie byzantine: La collection C. Orghidan (Open in Zotero)
- Sceaux byzantins du Musée National de Varsovie (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The restoration of the name of the theme is secure since the combination of letters ΑΤ occurs in the ninth century only in the Anatolikoi.