Constantine protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou and symponos (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans. Part of an inscription remains: Θ : [Μ(ήτη)ρ] Θ(εο)[ῦ]. No border visible.
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans. Part of an inscription remains: Θ : [Μ(ήτη)ρ] Θ(εο)[ῦ]. No border visible.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. No border visible.
κε,θ,
τσ
κ̅̅Ν̅Ασπ.
θ,επιτ,.
κλˊσυμ
πον,
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θει τῷ σῷ δ[ού(λῳ) Κω]ν(σταντίνῳ) (πρωτο)σπ[α]θ(αρίῳ) ἐπὶ τ(οῦ) Χρ(υσο)[(τρι)]κλί(νου) (καὶ) συμπόν(ῳ)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1848 |
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Diameter | 25.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Κωνσταντίνῳ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου καὶ συμπόνῳ.
Lord, help your servant Constantine protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou and symponos.
Commentary
This specimen and BZS 1951.31.5.56 (linked to this entry) belonged to the same owner but come from a different boulloterion. Their readings are identical, however, and have been combined in the edition of the two seals.