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John imperial protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou and strategos of Hellas (eleventh century)

 
 

Obverse

St. John the Evangelist standing to front; details obscure. Inscription in two columns: |ΙΟ|Θ|Ε|Ε|Ο|Λ,: Ὁ ἅγιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Θεολόγος. Circular inscription along the circumference. No visible border.

ΚΕΟΗΘΕΙ  ΤΣΔΟΥΛ

Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ

Reverse

Inscription of six lines; decoration above and below. Linear border.


Ι̅,Α,Σ
ΠΑΘ,ΕΠΙ
Τ,ΧΡΥΣΟΤΡΙ
ΣΤΡΑΤΗΓ,
ΕΛΑΔΟΣ

Ἰωάννῃ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου καὶ στρατηγ Ἑλάδος

Obverse

St. John the Evangelist standing to front; details obscure. Inscription in two columns: |ΙΟ|Θ|Ε|Ε|Ο|Λ,: Ὁ ἅγιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Θεολόγος. Circular inscription along the circumference. No visible border.

ΚΕΟΗΘΕΙ  ΤΣΔΟΥΛ

Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ

Reverse

Inscription of six lines; decoration above and below. Linear border.


Ι̅,Α,Σ
ΠΑΘ,ΕΠΙ
Τ,ΧΡΥΣΟΤΡΙ
ΣΤΡΑΤΗΓ,
ΕΛΑΔΟΣ

Ἰωάννῃ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου καὶ στρατηγ Ἑλάδος

Accession number BZS.1958.106.4538
Diameter 26.0 mm; field: 21.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 2, no. 8.47.

Translation

Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου καὶ στρατηγῷ Ἑλάδος.

Lord, help your servant John, imperial protospatharios and epi tou Chrysotriklinou and strategos of Hellas.

Bibliography

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