John imperial protospatharios and epi tou vestiariou (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of three steps. Within a triple border of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at seven o'clock:
ΚΕΟΗΘΤΣΟΥΛ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ(ει) τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of three steps. Within a triple border of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at seven o'clock:
ΚΕΟΗΘΤΣΟΥΛ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ(ει) τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Triple border of dots.
Ι
ΣΠΘ
ΕΠΙΤΟΥ
ΕΣΤΙΡ
Ἰωάνν(ῃ) β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) ἐπὶ τοῦ βεστιαρ(ίου)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1334 |
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Diameter | 24.0 mm; field: 22.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ βεστιαρίου.
Lord, help your servant John, imperial protospatharios and epi tou vestiariou.