Eirene Synadene, protospatharissa and strategissa (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Traces of a cross mounted on a base of steps. Fleurons visible at the side. Along the circumference, within a border of dots, the remains of a circular inscription:
ησηουλ,
[Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ(ει) τ]ῇ σῇ δούλ(ῃ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ηρη̣
Σπ
στρ
στ,σ
η
Ἠρή[νῃ] (πρωτο)σπα[θαρ(ίσσᾳ) (καὶ)] στρα[τηγίσ]σᾳ τ(ῇ) Σ[υνα]δη[νῇ]
Obverse
Traces of a cross mounted on a base of steps. Fleurons visible at the side. Along the circumference, within a border of dots, the remains of a circular inscription:
ησηουλ,
[Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ(ει) τ]ῇ σῇ δούλ(ῃ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ηρη̣
Σπ
στρ
στ,σ
η
Ἠρή[νῃ] (πρωτο)σπα[θαρ(ίσσᾳ) (καὶ)] στρα[τηγίσ]σᾳ τ(ῇ) Σ[υνα]δη[νῇ]
| Accession number | BZS.1947.2.391 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 mm |
| Condition | Broken; half preserved. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῇ σῇ δούλῃ Ἠρήνῃ πρωτοσπαθαρίσσᾳ καὶ στρατηγίσσᾳ τῇ Συναδηνῇ.
Lord, help your servant Eirene Synadene, protospatharissa and strategissa.
Commentary
If the reading of the inscription and a general dating to the late tenth or early eleventh century are accepted, this would represent the first mention of the Synadenos family.