Bardas Angoures imperial protospatharios and chartoularios of the dromos (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
The Annunciation. Within a border of dots, a circular inscription along the circumference:
κεο.θειτσ
Κύριε βο[ή]θει τῷ σῷ δ(ούλῳ)
Obverse
The Annunciation. Within a border of dots, a circular inscription along the circumference:
κεο.θειτσ
Κύριε βο[ή]θει τῷ σῷ δ(ούλῳ)
Reverse
Inscription in six lines with decoration above. Border of dots.
ρ,
ˊˊσπθ,
χρτ
λˊτρο
τ,γγ
ρ
Βάρδ(ᾳ) β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) χαρτουλ(αρίῳ) τοῦ δρό(μου) τ(ῷ) Ἀγγουρ(ῃ)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.46 |
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Diameter | 26.0 mm; field: 22.0 mm |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Βάρδᾳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ χαρτουλαρίῳ τοῦ δρόμου τῷ Ἀγγουρῃ.
Lord, help your servant Bardas Angoures imperial protospatharios and chartoularios of the dromos.
Commentary
The first letter on the last line of the reverse, which we have transcribed as a tau with an abbreviation mark, may in fact be a ligature of tau and omega.