John hypatos and general kommerkiarios of the apotheke of Pamphylia, Pisidia, and Lykia (722/23)
Obverse
On the upper half, bust of Leo III and Constantine V holding the globus cruciger. On either side the indiction year: . Below, an inscription of two lines. No border visible.
Ι..ΟΥ
Π
Ἰνδικτιὼν ς´ Ἰωάννου ὑπάτου
Obverse
On the upper half, bust of Leo III and Constantine V holding the globus cruciger. On either side the indiction year: . Below, an inscription of two lines. No border visible.
Ι..ΟΥ
Π
Ἰνδικτιὼν ς´ Ἰωάννου ὑπάτου
Reverse
Inscription of at least six lines. No border visible.
ΓΕΝΙΚ
ΚΟΜΜΕΡΚ
.ΡΙΠΟΘΗ
.ΗΣΠΜΦΥ
..ΣΠ.Σ
καὶ γενικοῦ κομμερκιαρίου ἀποθήκης Παμφυλίας, Πισσιδίας καὶ Λυκίας?
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.672 |
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Diameter | 30.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 69.2b. |
Translation
Ἰνδικτιὼν ςˊ Ἰωάννου ὑπάτου καὶ γενικοῦ κομμερκιαρίου ἀποθήκης Παμφυλίας, Πισσιδίας καὶ Λυκίας.
Indiction 6. John hypatos and general kommerkiarios of the apotheke of Pamphylia, Pisidia, and Lykia (?).
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 2: South of the Balkans, the Islands, South of Asia Minor (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Where comparable, the iconography and lettering of this specimen resemble what we find on BZS.1955.1.4374, but the poor state of this seal prevents confirmation that it is from the same boulloterion. Zacos-Veglery misread the indiction number and dated the specimen in 720/21. John hypatos is well attested as kommerkiarios from 720/21 to 730/31 (Zacos-Veglery, 160, table 14).