John "man" of the skeuophylax (twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of St. John the Baptist holding a long cross. Inscription: Ο|Ι|ΟΠΡ|Δ: ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ Πρ(ό)δ(ρομος). Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. John the Baptist holding a long cross. Inscription: Ο|Ι|ΟΠΡ|Δ: ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ Πρ(ό)δ(ρομος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines with decoration above. Indeterminate border.
ΚΕ,Θ,
Ι̅ΤΟΤ
ΣΚΕΥΟΦΥ
.ΑΚΟΣ
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Ἰω(άννῃ) τὀ τοῦ σκευοφύ[λ]ακος
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.853 |
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Diameter | 24.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Ἰωάννῃ τὀ τοῦ σκευοφύλακος.
Lord, help John, the "man" of the skeuophylax.
Commentary
This person likely served on the staff of a skeuophylax, perhaps of the great skeuophylax of Hagia Sophia.