John patrikios and strategos of the Armeniakoi (eighth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type); in the quarters: ..- σ.|δ-λ. Wreath border.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Wreath border.
νν...
ρικιSσ
τηγτ
νρμεν
κν
[Ἰω]άνν[ῃ πατ]ρικίῳ (καὶ) σ[τρ]ατηγῷ τ[ῶ]ν Ἀρμεν[ι]ακῶν.
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type); in the quarters: ..- σ.|δ-λ. Wreath border.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Wreath border.
νν...
ρικιSσ
τηγτ
νρμεν
κν
[Ἰω]άνν[ῃ πατ]ρικίῳ (καὶ) σ[τρ]ατηγῷ τ[ῶ]ν Ἀρμεν[ι]ακῶν.
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.975 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 26.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 22.42. |
Translation
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ πατρικίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ τῶν Ἀρμενιακῶν.
Lord or Mother of God, help your servant John, patrikios and strategos of the Armeniakoi.
Bibliography
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- Istoriceskoe znacenie italo-greceskoj ikonopisi: Izobra zenija Bogomatera v prozvedenijah italo-greceskih ikonopiscev i ih vlijanie na kompozicii nekotoryh proslavlennyh russkih ikon (Open in Zotero)