John patrikios, imperial protospatharios and logothetes of the oxys dromos, guarded by God (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type); in the quarters: Τσ.|λ . Wreath border.
Κύριε/Θεοτόκε βοήθει τ[ῷ] σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Thin wreath border.
Ι̣̣.νν
τρ,σπ
λογ̣τ,ο
εο.Κ̣δρ
Ἰω[ά]νν(ῃ) [π]ατρ(ικίῳ) β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπ(αθαρίῳ) [(καὶ)] λογ(οθέτῃ) τ(οῦ) ὀξ(έως) [θ]εο[φ(υλά)]κ(του) δρ(όμου)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type); in the quarters: Τσ.|λ . Wreath border.
Κύριε/Θεοτόκε βοήθει τ[ῷ] σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Thin wreath border.
Ι̣̣.νν
τρ,σπ
λογ̣τ,ο
εο.Κ̣δρ
Ἰω[ά]νν(ῃ) [π]ατρ(ικίῳ) β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπ(αθαρίῳ) [(καὶ)] λογ(οθέτῃ) τ(οῦ) ὀξ(έως) [θ]εο[φ(υλά)]κ(του) δρ(όμου)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.1049 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23.0 mm |
| Condition | Corroded. |
| Previous Editions | Cf. Laurent, Corpus 2: no. 476. |
Translation
Κύριε/Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ πατρικίῳ, βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ λογοθέτῃ τοῦ ὀξέως θεοφυλάκτου δρόμου.
Lord/Theotokos, help your servant John patrikios, imperial protospatharios and logothete of the oxys dromos, guarded by God.
Commentary
The reading of the final line is based on a parallel seal (BZS.1958.106.3472), linked below.