Euthymios protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou, thesmographos and imperial chrysoglyptes (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Euthymios orans, in monk's garb and wearing a long beard. Sigla on both sides: .|ευ|θ.|.ι|οσ : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Εὐθ[ύμ]ιος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines. Border of dots.
κεθ
ευθυμιο
ασπαθαρ,
επ,τγκλ
θεσμ,γρα
̅⸣ γλη
πτι
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Εὐθυμίο (πρωτο)σπαθαρ(ίῳ) ἐπ(ὶ) τοῦ Χρ(υσο)(τρι)κλ(ίνου), θεσμ(ο)γρά(φῳ) (καὶ) β(ασιλικῷ) χρ(υσο)γλήπτι
Obverse
Bust of St. Euthymios orans, in monk's garb and wearing a long beard. Sigla on both sides: .|ευ|θ.|.ι|οσ : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Εὐθ[ύμ]ιος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines. Border of dots.
κεθ
ευθυμιο
ασπαθαρ,
επ,τγκλ
θεσμ,γρα
̅⸣ γλη
πτι
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Εὐθυμίο (πρωτο)σπαθαρ(ίῳ) ἐπ(ὶ) τοῦ Χρ(υσο)(τρι)κλ(ίνου), θεσμ(ο)γρά(φῳ) (καὶ) β(ασιλικῷ) χρ(υσο)γλήπτι
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.851 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 19.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Εὐθυμίο πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου, θεσμογράφῳ καὶ βασιλικῷ χρυσογλήπτι.
Lord, help Euthymios protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou, thesmographos and imperial goldsmith.
Commentary
The rarely attested office of chrysoglyptes may have been included among the departments of the epi tou eidikou entrusted with precious or raw materials; cf. Listes, 317.
Note the pi-tau ligature in the final line of the reverse.