John priest (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Michael holding a sceptre, with trefoil and globus cruciger. Inscription: Μ|ΙΧ|Α: Μιχα(ήλ). No visible border.
Obverse
Bust of St. Michael holding a sceptre, with trefoil and globus cruciger. Inscription: Μ|ΙΧ|Α: Μιχα(ήλ). No visible border.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines with decorations below. No visible border.
.ΚΕ,Θ,
ΤΣΔ,
.̅ΠΡΕΣ
ΥΤΕΡ,
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δ(ούλῳ) [Ἰ]ω(άννῃ) πρεσβυτέρ(ῳ)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.442 |
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Diameter | 20.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/2, no. 1091. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ πρεσβυτέρῳ.
Lord, help your servant, the priest John.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)