John (bishop) of Hyrkanis (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of St. George holding a spear in his right hand and a shield in his left. On either side a vertical inscription: |γε|ω|ρ-γ|ι|ο|ς : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γεώργιος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots:
+τον
υρκανι
δοσι̅ω̅μ
.κεπ,
Τὸν Ὑρκανίδος Ἰω(άννην) μ(ε) [σ]κέπ(οις)
Obverse
Bust of St. George holding a spear in his right hand and a shield in his left. On either side a vertical inscription: |γε|ω|ρ-γ|ι|ο|ς : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γεώργιος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots:
+τον
υρκανι
δοσι̅ω̅μ
.κεπ,
Τὸν Ὑρκανίδος Ἰω(άννην) μ(ε) [σ]κέπ(οις)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.400 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 14.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 17.1. Laurent, Corpus V/3, no. 1707. |
Translation
Τὸν Ὑρκανίδος Ἰωάννην με σκέποις.
May you watch over me, John of Hyrkanis.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 3: West, Northwest, and Central Asia Minor and the Orient (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Dodecasyllabic.
Hyrkanis (modern Alipasaköy, northeast of Manisa) was a bishopric suffragan of Sardeis listed in all notitiae (seventh-thirteenth century). Its first bishop is attested in 451. See Laurent, Corpus V/3, 67-68.