Peter imperial protospatharios and epi tou basilikou armamentou (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
Indistinct busts of two crowned figures holding a cross between them, either Saints Constantine and Helena or the reigning emperors. Remains of a circular inscription along the upper circumference. Border of dots.
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Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Indistinct busts of two crowned figures holding a cross between them, either Saints Constantine and Helena or the reigning emperors. Remains of a circular inscription along the upper circumference. Border of dots.
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Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, preceded by a row of three pellets. Wreath border.
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Πέτρο βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐπὴ τοῦ βασιλικοῦ ἀρμαμέντου
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2211 |
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Diameter | 28.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Πέτρο βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐπὴ τοῦ βασιλικοῦ ἀρμαμέντου.
Lord, help your servant Peter imperial protospatharios and epi tou basilikou armamentou.