Theodore imperial kandidatos (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of three steps. A ball on top of the cross. Within a border of dots, a circular inscription beginning at seven o'clock:
....ηθτσδλ
[Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)]θει τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
θεο
δορ
κανδ
.δ̣..
Θεοδόρῳ β(ασιλικῷ) κανδ[ι]δ[άτ(ῳ)]
Obverse
A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of three steps. A ball on top of the cross. Within a border of dots, a circular inscription beginning at seven o'clock:
....ηθτσδλ
[Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)]θει τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
θεο
δορ
κανδ
.δ̣..
Θεοδόρῳ β(ασιλικῷ) κανδ[ι]δ[άτ(ῳ)]
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.1658 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 18.0 mm; field: 14.0 mm |
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Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοδόρῳ βασιλικῷ κανδιδάτῳ.
Lord, help your servant Theodore, imperial kandidatos.
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