John, imperial protospatharios, epi tou koitonos, and grand kourator of the Mangana (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas; book visible in his left hand. Visible at right: Ν|Ι|ΚΟ|Λ : [Ὁ ἅ(γιος)] Νικόλ(αος). Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas; book visible in his left hand. Visible at right: Ν|Ι|ΚΟ|Λ : [Ὁ ἅ(γιος)] Νικόλ(αος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.
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.ΠΑΘ,ΕΠ.
.ΚΟΙΤ.
ΚΡΑΤ..
ΤΝΜΑ.
ΓΑΝ.
Ἰω(άννης) β(ασιλικὸς) [(πρωτο)σ]παθ(άριος) ἐπ[ὶ τ]οῦ κοιτ(ῶνος) [(καὶ)] μ(έ)γ(ας) κουράτ[ωρ] τῶν Μα[γ]γάνω[ν]
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2414 (formerly DO 58.106.2414) |
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Diameter | 24.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 5 no. 25.5. |
Translation
Ἰωάννης βασιλικὸς πρωτοσπαθάριος ἐπὶ τοῦ κοιτῶνος καὶ μέγας κουράτωρ τῶν Μαγγάνων.
John imperial protospatharios epi tou koitonos and grand kourator of Mangana.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 5: The East (continued), Constantinople and Environs, Unknown Locations, Addenda, Uncertain Readings (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The term ἐπὶ τοῦ κοιτῶνος suggests that John was a eunuch and the same is probably true of a certain Romanos primikerios, imperial protospatharios, koitonites, and kourator of the Mangana (see Zacos, Seals II, no. 1042 = Spink III, no. 259).