John Komnenos, kouropalates and domestikos of the Schools of the West (1057-1067)
Obverse
Bust of St. George holding a spear and a round shield decorated with pellets. Inscription in two columns: |γε||Ργ|ιο|σ: ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γεώργιος. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. George holding a spear and a round shield decorated with pellets. Inscription in two columns: |γε||Ργ|ιο|σ: ὁ ἅ(γιος) Γεώργιος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of eight lines with cross at beginning; the final two letters between horizontal bars. Border of dots.
κΕ̅οηθ,
τσδλ
Ι̅κοροπαλ,τ
Sδομεστικ
τνσχολν
τησδυσαιοσ
τκομνη
ν
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ(ει) τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰω(άννῃ) κοροπαλ(ά)τ(ῃ) (καὶ) δομεστίκῳ τῶν σχολῶν τῆς Δύσαιος τῷ Κομνηνῷ
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.516 |
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Diameter | 32.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 1 no. 1.15c. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ κουροπαλάτῃ καὶ δομεστίκῳ τῶν σχολῶν τῆς Δύσεως τῷ Κομνηνῷ.
Lord, help your servant John kouropalates and domestikos of the Schools of the West.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
This seal comes from the same boulloterion as BZS.1955.1.2987 and their readings have been combined.