John patrikios and strategos of the Anatolikoi (eighth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V). In the quarters: ΤΔ|ΛΣ. Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ δούλῳ σου
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Wreath border.
Ι.
ΝΗΠ.
ΡΙΚΙ.
.ΡΤΙΓ.
.ΝΝ
ΤΟΛ
Ἰωάνῃ πατρικίῳ καὶ στρατιγῷ τῶν Ἀνατολικῶν
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V). In the quarters: ΤΔ|ΛΣ. Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ δούλῳ σου
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Wreath border.
Ι.
ΝΗΠ.
ΡΙΚΙ.
.ΡΤΙΓ.
.ΝΝ
ΤΟΛ
Ἰωάνῃ πατρικίῳ καὶ στρατιγῷ τῶν Ἀνατολικῶν
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.974 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 28.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 86.53. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ δούλῳ σου Ἰωάνῃ πατρικίῳ καὶ στρατιγῷ 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 seal of another eighth-century strategos, John of the Anatolikoi, is cited in SBS 3 (1993) 202.