John Pantechnes, megas oikonomos (twelfth century, second half)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God holding the Christ child before her. On either side, the sigla: ̅θυ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
ομε
γσοικο
.Ο̣μοΣ̣ι̅
..̣Ν̣τε
...Σ̣
ὁ μέγας οἰκο[ν]όμος Ἰω(άννης) [ὁ Π]αντέ[χνη]ς
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God holding the Christ child before her. On either side, the sigla: ̅θυ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
ομε
γσοικο
.Ο̣μοΣ̣ι̅
..̣Ν̣τε
...Σ̣
ὁ μέγας οἰκο[ν]όμος Ἰω(άννης) [ὁ Π]αντέ[χνη]ς
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.729 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 29.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 1562. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
ὁ μέγας οἰκονόμος Ἰωάννης ὁ Παντέχνης.
The megas oikonomos John Pantechnes.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The owner of this seal is well attested in the 1170s and 1180s and seems to have held the office of megas oikonomos in Hagia Sophia. See Wassiliou-Seibt's commentary with further references; and PBW : Ioannes 451.