Symeon imperial protospatharios and epi ton oikeiakon (tenth century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Symeon atop a serpentine column. Epigraphy on either side: ο|α|γι|ο|σ.|.|μ|ε, : ὁ ἅγιος [Συ]με(ών). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a row of dots above and below. Border of dots.
.ke̅oh
.συμεον
ασπαθα
ρ,επιτο
νυκιακ,
[Θ(εοτό)]κε βοή[θ(ει)] Συμεὸν β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθαρ(ίῳ) (καὶ) ἐπὶ τον ὐκιακ(ῶν)
Obverse
Bust of St. Symeon atop a serpentine column. Epigraphy on either side: ο|α|γι|ο|σ.|.|μ|ε, : ὁ ἅγιος [Συ]με(ών). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a row of dots above and below. Border of dots.
.ke̅oh
.συμεον
ασπαθα
ρ,επιτο
νυκιακ,
[Θ(εοτό)]κε βοή[θ(ει)] Συμεὸν β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθαρ(ίῳ) (καὶ) ἐπὶ τον ὐκιακ(ῶν)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.39 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm; field: 20.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | N. Oikonomides, "Τὰ βυζαντινὰ μολυβδόβουλλα ὡς ἱστορικὴ πηγή," Πρακτικὰ τῆς Ἀκαδημίας Ἀθηνῶν 62/1 (1987), 254. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Συμεὸν βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τον ὐκιακῶν.
Mother of God, help Symeon, imperial protospatharios and epi ton oikeiakon.
Bibliography
- Τὰ βυζαντινὰ μολυβδόβουλλα ὡς ἱστορικὴ πηγή (Open in Zotero)