Johannes, apo eparchon and genikos kommerkiarios of the warehouse of Constantinopolis. Seal (Lead, 31 mm, 19.44 g, 12 h), IY 12 = 713/714. IωANNOV [AΠO Є]ΠAPXωN Anastasius II Apsimar standing facing, holding globus cruciger in his right hand and mappa in his left hand; in fields, indiction symbol and date IB. Rev. S ΓЄNI/K૪ KOMMЄ/[P]KIAPI૪ AΠ[O]/[Θ]HKHC Kω[N/C]TANTIN[...] in six lines. Zacos/Veglery 213b. A rare depiction of Anastasius II. Some oxidation and breakage on channel mouth, otherwise, very fine.

'Apothekai', or warehouses, were places where taxes in kind were collected and stored, and which served as centers for trade and exchange of goods. They were headed by kommerkiarioi, who were assigned to their lucrative position for a fixed period of time (usually one year). They were the only officials entitled to use imperial portraits on their seals apart from the emperor himself