Epiphanios imperial spatharokandidatos and epi ton oikeiakon (tenth century)
Obverse
A patriarchal cross mounted a base of three steps atop a ball. Crosses of dots in the lower quarters beneath the lower transverse bar. Along the circumference, between concentric borders of dots, a circular inscription beginning at seven o'clock:
Κ(ύρι)[ε βοήθ]ει τῷ [σ]ῷ [δού]λ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
επι̣
ν̣ιˊσπ̣
θαρο.α.
̣επιτ.
υκυ.κ,
Ἐπιφ[α]νίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) σπ[α]θαρο[κ]α[ν]δ(ι)δ(άτῳ) (καὶ) ἐπὶ τ[(ῳν)] ὐκυ[α]κ(ῶν)
Obverse
A patriarchal cross mounted a base of three steps atop a ball. Crosses of dots in the lower quarters beneath the lower transverse bar. Along the circumference, between concentric borders of dots, a circular inscription beginning at seven o'clock:
Κ(ύρι)[ε βοήθ]ει τῷ [σ]ῷ [δού]λ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
επι̣
ν̣ιˊσπ̣
θαρο.α.
̣επιτ.
υκυ.κ,
Ἐπιφ[α]νίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) σπ[α]θαρο[κ]α[ν]δ(ι)δ(άτῳ) (καὶ) ἐπὶ τ[(ῳν)] ὐκυ[α]κ(ῶν)
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.1436 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23.0 mm |
| Previous Editions |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἐπιφανίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τῳν οἰκειακῶν.
Lord, help your servant Epiphanios, imperial spatharokandidatos and epi ton oikeiakon.
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