Constantine protospatharios and imperial notarios (eleventh century)
Obverse
The Mother of God standing with her hands raised before her. Sigla: ̅θυ̅: Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Obverse
The Mother of God standing with her hands raised before her. Sigla: ̅θυ̅: Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
θκε,θ,
κ̅ν̅σπ,
θρ,̅⸣
νοτρ,
Ο
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) Κων(σταντίνῳ) (πρωτο)σπ(α)θαρ(ίῳ) (καὶ) β(ασιλικῷ) νοταρ(ί)ο
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.91 |
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Diameter | 28.0 mm; field: 22.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Κωνσταντίνῳ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ βασιλικῷ νοταρίο.
Mother of God, help Constantine, protospatharios and imperial notarios.