Theodore hypatos and imperial asekretis (eighth/ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type VII); in the quarters: ...|ΔΛ. Indeterminate border.
Κύριε βοήθει [τ]ῷ [σῷ] δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription in four lines beginning with a cross. Wreath border.
ΘΕΟΔ
ΡΥΠ
Β⸉ΣΙΚ
Ρ.ΤΙΣ
Θεοδώρῳ ὑπ(άτῳ) (καὶ) β(ασιλικῷ) ἀσικρ[ῆ]τις
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type VII); in the quarters: ...|ΔΛ. Indeterminate border.
Κύριε βοήθει [τ]ῷ [σῷ] δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription in four lines beginning with a cross. Wreath border.
ΘΕΟΔ
ΡΥΠ
Β⸉ΣΙΚ
Ρ.ΤΙΣ
Θεοδώρῳ ὑπ(άτῳ) (καὶ) β(ασιλικῷ) ἀσικρ[ῆ]τις
| Accession number | BZS.1947.2.437 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 26.0 mm; field: 21.0 mm |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοδώρῳ ὑπάτῳ καὶ βασιλικῷ ἀσικρῆτις.
Lord, help your servant Theodore, hypatos and imperial asekretis.
Commentary
The parallel specimen (BZS.1955.1.1172) permits identification of the monogram as type VIII.
Laurent, in his unpublished catalogue of the Shaw collection, points out that this may be the Theodore present at the council of 869 (Mansi, XVI, 341 E).