Ioannikios (?) imperial kandidatos and komes tes kortes (eighth/ninth century)
Obverse
A cross potent mounted on a base of three steps. Fleurons on either side. Within concentric borders of dots, a circular inscription beginning at seven o'clock:
kehθητ...ο̣Υ̣Λ
Κ(ύρι)ε βωήθη τῷ [σῷ δ]ούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of at least four lines. Border of dots.
.νι
...κν
..κομι
..σκορ
[Ἰω]ανι[κίῳ β(ασιλικῷ)] κανδ[ιδ(άτῳ)] (καὶ) κόμ(ιτι) τῆς κόρ(της)
Obverse
A cross potent mounted on a base of three steps. Fleurons on either side. Within concentric borders of dots, a circular inscription beginning at seven o'clock:
kehθητ...ο̣Υ̣Λ
Κ(ύρι)ε βωήθη τῷ [σῷ δ]ούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of at least four lines. Border of dots.
.νι
...κν
..κομι
..σκορ
[Ἰω]ανι[κίῳ β(ασιλικῷ)] κανδ[ιδ(άτῳ)] (καὶ) κόμ(ιτι) τῆς κόρ(της)
| Accession number | BZS.1947.2.208 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 31.0 mm; field: 24.0 mm |
| Condition | Broken; one third missing. |
Translation
Κύριε βωήθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωανικίῳ βασιλικῷ κανδιδάτῳ καὶ κόμιτι τῆς κόρτης.
Lord, help your servant Ioannikios, imperial kandidatos and komes tes kortes.