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John priest and oikonomos of Trebizond (tenth/eleventh century)

 
 

Obverse

Cross with flared arms, attached to a staff (resting on a ball); fleurons rising to the transverse bar. Circular inscription, beginning at seven o'clock. Border of dots.

+κεRοηθητ..δ....

Κ(ύρι)ε βόηθη τ[ῷ σ]ῷ δ[ούλῳ]

Reverse

Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.

ινν
πρεσRυτ
ρκευκον
μ,τρπεζ
υντο.

Ἰωάνν[ῃ] πρεσβυτ[έ]ρ(ῳ) κὲ ὐκον[ό]μ(ῳ) Τραπεζ[ο]ῦντο[ς]

Obverse

Cross with flared arms, attached to a staff (resting on a ball); fleurons rising to the transverse bar. Circular inscription, beginning at seven o'clock. Border of dots.

+κεRοηθητ..δ....

Κ(ύρι)ε βόηθη τ[ῷ σ]ῷ δ[ούλῳ]

Reverse

Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.

ινν
πρεσRυτ
ρκευκον
μ,τρπεζ
υντο.

Ἰωάνν[ῃ] πρεσβυτ[έ]ρ(ῳ) κὲ ὐκον[ό]μ(ῳ) Τραπεζ[ο]ῦντο[ς]

Accession number BZS.1955.1.4884
Diameter 21.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 4, no. 39.4.

Translation

Κύριε βόηθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ πρεσβυτέρῳ κὲ ὐκονόμῳ Τραπεζοῦντος.

Lord, help your servant John, priest and oikonomos of Trebizond.

Commentary

The seal of another oikonomos of Trebizond by the name of Niketas is published in Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 665.

Bibliography

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