John protospatharios, mystographos, libellesios and imperial notarios (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God holding the medallion before her. Sigla: ̅θυ̅: Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Invocation on either side: Θ|κ|ε,θ, . Border of dots.
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει)
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ι̅α
σπαθαρι,
μυστ,γρα
φολιελ
λισι
νοταρι
Ἰω(άννῃ) (πρωτο)σπαθαρί(ῳ), μυστ(ο)γράφο, λιβελλισίῳ (καὶ) β(ασιλικῷ) νοταρίῳ
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God holding the medallion before her. Sigla: ̅θυ̅: Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Invocation on either side: Θ|κ|ε,θ, . Border of dots.
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει)
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ι̅α
σπαθαρι,
μυστ,γρα
φολιελ
λισι
νοταρι
Ἰω(άννῃ) (πρωτο)σπαθαρί(ῳ), μυστ(ο)γράφο, λιβελλισίῳ (καὶ) β(ασιλικῷ) νοταρίῳ
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2931 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 22.0 mm |
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Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Ἰωάννῃ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ, μυστογράφο, λιβελλισίῳ καὶ βασιλικῷ νοταρίῳ.
Mother of God, help John protospatharios, mystographos, libellesios, and imperial notarios.
Commentary
The rarely attested legal office of libellesios came under the jurisdiction of the koiaistor during the eleventh century; see Oikonomides, Listes, 322.