Drosos imperial spatharios (tenth century)
Obverse
A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of three steps. Within concentric borders of dots, a circular inscription beginning at seven o'clock:
ΚΕΟΗΘΤΣΟΥΛ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ(ει) τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΡΟ
̣ΑΗ
ΛΗΚΣΠ
Α,ΑΡ,
Δρόσῳ βασηληκῷ σπα(θ)αρ(ίῳ)
Obverse
A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of three steps. Within concentric borders of dots, a circular inscription beginning at seven o'clock:
ΚΕΟΗΘΤΣΟΥΛ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ(ει) τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΡΟ
̣ΑΗ
ΛΗΚΣΠ
Α,ΑΡ,
Δρόσῳ βασηληκῷ σπα(θ)αρ(ίῳ)
| Accession number | BZS.1947.2.869 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 22.0 mm; field: 16.0 mm |
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Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Δρόσῳ βασηληκῷ σπαθαρίῳ.
Lord, help your servant Drosos, imperial spatharios.
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