John Barys, protonotarios (eleventh century, first half)
Obverse
Bust of John the Baptist holding a staff cross and offering a blessing. Traces of an inscription on either side: |ι̅|ο|ο : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ Πρό(δρομος). Border of thick dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines (presumably beginning with a cross). Border of dots.
Κε,θ,
.ανοτ̣.
.ιοτ
.αρυ
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) [Ἰ]ω(άννῃ) (πρωτο)νοτ[αρ]ίο τῷ Βαρυ
Obverse
Bust of John the Baptist holding a staff cross and offering a blessing. Traces of an inscription on either side: |ι̅|ο|ο : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ Πρό(δρομος). Border of thick dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines (presumably beginning with a cross). Border of dots.
Κε,θ,
.ανοτ̣.
.ιοτ
.αρυ
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) [Ἰ]ω(άννῃ) (πρωτο)νοτ[αρ]ίο τῷ Βαρυ
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5078 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 22.0 mm |
| Condition | Blank too small for die. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Ἰωάννῃ πρωτονοταρίο τῷ Βαρυ.
Lord, help John Barys, protonotarios.
Commentary
The owner seems to have been active in the second quarter of the eleventh century. Another seal bearing his name attests him as spatharios and ek prosopou. See PBW : Ioannes 20527.