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John ostiarios and hebdomarios (tenth century)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of a saint. Sigla only partially preserved:  : ὁ ἅ(γιος)... . Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.

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ΣΙ̅ΟΣ
ΑΡ΄Ε
ΔΟΜΑ
ΡΙ

σφρα[γὶ]ς Ἰω(άννου) ὀσ[τι]αρ(ίου) (καὶ) ἑ[β]δομαρίου

Obverse

Bust of a saint. Sigla only partially preserved:  : ὁ ἅ(γιος)... . Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.

ΣΦΡΑ
ΣΙ̅ΟΣ
ΑΡ΄Ε
ΔΟΜΑ
ΡΙ

σφρα[γὶ]ς Ἰω(άννου) ὀσ[τι]αρ(ίου) (καὶ) ἑ[β]δομαρίου

Accession number BZS.1958.106.3168
Diameter 21.0 mm; field: 15.0 mm
Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore.

Translation

σφραγὶς Ἰωάννου ὀστιαρίου καὶ ἑβδομαρίου.

Seal of John, ostiarios and hebdomarios.