John hypatos, chrysepsetes, and archon of the blattion (730-731)
Obverse
A cross potent mounted on a globe and two steps. It stands between two emperors wearing a crown and chlamys and holding an akakia in their right hands. On either side, a vertical inscription. In the lower field, the indiction year.
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ιδ
Ἰνδικτιὼν ιδ'
Ἰωάννῃ ὑπάτῳ
Obverse
A cross potent mounted on a globe and two steps. It stands between two emperors wearing a crown and chlamys and holding an akakia in their right hands. On either side, a vertical inscription. In the lower field, the indiction year.
ι|||ν|ν|η.|π||τ|
ιδ
Ἰνδικτιὼν ιδ'
Ἰωάννῃ ὑπάτῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines preceded by a cross (not preserved here but evident from other parallels) and followed by a small cross between tendrils. Wreath border.
..υ
σεψητη
ρχοντ
ητουΒλ
ττιου
χρυσεψητῇ καὶ ἄρχοντη τοῦ βλαττίου
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.662 |
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Diameter | 35.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Zacos-Veglery, no. 241; Laurent, Corpus II, no. 649; Oikonomides, Dated Seals, no. 31. |
Translation
Ἰνδικτιὼν ιδ᾽ Ἰωάννῃ ὑπάτῳ, χρυσεψητῇ καὶ ἄρχοντη τοῦ βλαττίου.
Indiction 14. John hypatos, chrysepsetes, and archon of the blattiou.
Bibliography
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- A Collection of Dated Byzantine Lead Seals (Open in Zotero)