John kouboukleisios and imperial cleric (eleventh century)
Obverse
Worn bust of St. Stephen, features and gestures indistinct. To his right, an inscription is visible: ΣΤΕ: ὁ ἅγιος Στέφανος. Border of dots.
Obverse
Worn bust of St. Stephen, features and gestures indistinct. To his right, an inscription is visible: ΣΤΕ: ὁ ἅγιος Στέφανος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Border of dots.
Ῑκ
κλει
........
....ληρ
.
Ἰωάννῃ κουβουκλεισίῳ καὶ βασιλικῷ κληρικῷ.
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.298 |
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Diameter | 23.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 199. |
Translation
Ἰωάννῃ κουβουκλεισίῳ καὶ βασιλικῷ κληρικῷ.
John kouobukleisios and imperial cleric.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The restoration of the reverse inscription is a best guess, based on the fact that the remains of the word "cleric" seem to be visible at the bottom; however there is too much space in between kouboukleisios and cleric for the accustomed abbreviation βασιλικῷ, so more of the word must be written out than expected.