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Michael (?) Paschales, imperial protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou, judge of the Hippodrome, hypatos and imperial notarios (eleventh century)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of the Virgin orans with the medallion before her. Sigla: ̅θυ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of seven lines. Border of dots.

..̅⸣
σπθ,επ,
τ,Γ̀κλ,κρ,τ,
.π,τι,ρ,
υπτ, .νο
τρ,οπσ
χ.

Μιχαὴλ βασιλικὸς πρωτοσπαθάριος ἐπ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου, κριτὴς π τοῦ Ἱπποδρόμου, ὑπατὸς καὶ βασιλικὸς νοτάριος ὁ Πασχάλης

Obverse

Bust of the Virgin orans with the medallion before her. Sigla: ̅θυ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of seven lines. Border of dots.

..̅⸣
σπθ,επ,
τ,Γ̀κλ,κρ,τ,
.π,τι,ρ,
υπτ, .νο
τρ,οπσ
χ.

Μιχαὴλ βασιλικὸς πρωτοσπαθάριος ἐπ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου, κριτὴς π τοῦ Ἱπποδρόμου, ὑπατὸς καὶ βασιλικὸς νοτάριος ὁ Πασχάλης

Accession number BZS.1955.1.3229
Diameter 26.0 mm

Translation

Μιχαὴλ βασιλικὸς πρωτοσπαθάριος ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου, κριτὴς ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἱπποδρόμου, ὑπατὸς καὶ βασιλικὸς νοτάριος ὁ Πασχάλης.

Michael Paschales, imperial protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou, judge of the Hippodrome, hypatos and imperial notarios.

Commentary

The restoration of the owner's first name is very tentative.