John Kourkouas (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God with medallion of Christ. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Linear border.
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God with medallion of Christ. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Linear border.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines with a cross decoration above. Indeterminate border.
ΣΖΟΙΣ
ΠΓΕ
ΚΡΚ
Ι̅
Σώζοις Πάναγνε Κουρκούαν Ἰωάννην
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4039 |
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Diameter | 18.0 mm |
Translation
Σώζοις Πάναγνε Κουρκούαν Ἰωάννην.
All-holy One, may you save John Kourkouas.
Bibliography
- Corpus of Byzantine Seals from Bulgaria (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
This dodecasyllabic seal, along with other seals belonging to members of the Kourkouas family, is listed in Jordanov, Corpus II, p. 241-242.