Signet Ring of John, Imperial Spatharios, 10th century

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Signet Ring of John, Imperial Spatharios, 10th century, Byzantine, Gold, niello, Overall: 11/16 × 7/8 × 15/16 in., ( × × cm, 34g), Metalwork-Gold, The title spatharios, Sword-Bearer, was originally an honor reserved for the imperial bodyguard. By the middle Byzantine period, it had become an honorific title only, indicating Ioannis’s respectable status

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