John imperial kandidatos and kommerkiarios of the West (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
A bearded monk-saint with long hair, holding a book and a cross attached to a long shaft. Inscription in three columns: κε||ο|η|Θτ|ο|σ|ο|Δ|Λ|Ο. Linear border.
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ(ει) το σο δούλο
Obverse
A bearded monk-saint with long hair, holding a book and a cross attached to a long shaft. Inscription in three columns: κε||ο|η|Θτ|ο|σ|ο|Δ|Λ|Ο. Linear border.
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ(ει) το σο δούλο
Reverse
Inscription in four lines, preceded and followed by rows of pellets. Linear border.
ια,
κανδιδ.
κουμερκ
τισδυσε
Ἰωάνν(ῃ) β(ασιλικῷ) κανδιδ(άτῳ) [(καὶ)] κουμερκ(ιαρίῳ) τῖς Δύσε(ως)
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3997 |
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Diameter | 25.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 1.25. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ βασιλικῷ κανδιδάτῳ καὶ κουμερκιαρίῳ τῆς Δύσεως.
Lord, help your servant John, imperial kandidatos and kommerkiarios of the West.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea (Open in Zotero)