Thomas protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou, hypatos and imperial tailor (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Thomas offering a blessing and holding what appears to be a rotulus. Sigla: |θ|μ|α|σ: Ὁ ἅγιος Θωμᾶς. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. Thomas offering a blessing and holding what appears to be a rotulus. Sigla: |θ|μ|α|σ: Ὁ ἅγιος Θωμᾶς. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.
κε̅οη
θειθμα
ασπαθεπι
τγκλυ
πατ,,ρ
απτη
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει Θωμᾷ (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρ(υσο)(τρι)κλ(ίνου), ὑπάτ(ῳ) (καὶ) β(ασιλικῷ) ῥάπτῃ
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.485 |
---|---|
Diameter | 25.0 mm; field: 22.0 mm |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Θωμᾷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου, ὑπάτῳ καὶ βασιλικῷ ῥάπτῃ.
Lord, help Thomas prototspatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou, hypatos, and imperial tailor.