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Constantine imperial protospatharios and logothetes of the stratiotikon (tenth century)

 
 

Obverse

A floral or rosace patter within a circle of dots. Along the inscription, within a border of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at twelve o'clock:

κεοηθειτσουλ

Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ

Reverse

Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.

κνσ
τντ,σ
πθλογο
θτστρ
τιτικ

Κωσταντ(ίνῳ) β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) λογοθ(έτῃ) τοῦ στρατιωτικ(οῦ)

Obverse

A floral or rosace patter within a circle of dots. Along the inscription, within a border of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at twelve o'clock:

κεοηθειτσουλ

Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ

Reverse

Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.

κνσ
τντ,σ
πθλογο
θτστρ
τιτικ

Κωσταντ(ίνῳ) β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) λογοθ(έτῃ) τοῦ στρατιωτικ(οῦ)

Accession number BZS.1947.2.221
Diameter 26.0 mm

Translation

Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Κωσταντίνῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ λογοθέτῃ τοῦ στρατιωτικοῦ.

Lord, help your servant Constantine, imperial protospatharios and logothetes of the stratiotikon.