John Xiphilinos, monk (eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription in four lines. Border of dots.
ΚΕΟ
ΗΘΕΙΤ
Σ
Ῑ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δού(λῳ) Ἰω(άννῃ)
Obverse
Inscription in four lines. Border of dots.
ΚΕΟ
ΗΘΕΙΤ
Σ
Ῑ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δού(λῳ) Ἰω(άννῃ)
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. Border of dots.
μονα
χτι
φιλιν
ω
μοναχῷ τῷ Ξιφιλίνῳ
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.1354 |
---|---|
Diameter | 21.0 mm; field: 14.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/2, no. 1404. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ μοναχῷ τῷ Ξιφιλίνῳ.
Lord, help your servant John Xiphilinos, monk.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Laurent points out that this could either be the future patriarch John VIII Xiphilinos, when he was a monk, or his nephew John Xiphilinos, the monastic homilist and intellectual. See also PBW : Ioannes 20797.