...tios imperial protospatharios and epi ton oikeiakon (tenth century)
Obverse
A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of three steps, adorned by fleurons and six-rayed stars on either side. Within a border of dots, a circular inscription along the circumference, beginning with a cross at seven o'clock:
κε̣..θ̣ε̣ιτσ
Κ(ύρι)ε β[οή]θει τῷ σῷ δ(ούλῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
...
τη̣.
πθεπ̣.
τνυκη
κου
...τηῳ, β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)[σ]παθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) ἐπ[ὶ] τῶν ὐκηακοῦ
Obverse
A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of three steps, adorned by fleurons and six-rayed stars on either side. Within a border of dots, a circular inscription along the circumference, beginning with a cross at seven o'clock:
κε̣..θ̣ε̣ιτσ
Κ(ύρι)ε β[οή]θει τῷ σῷ δ(ούλῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
...
τη̣.
πθεπ̣.
τνυκη
κου
...τηῳ, β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)[σ]παθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) ἐπ[ὶ] τῶν ὐκηακοῦ
| Accession number | BZS.1947.2.749 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm; field: 20.0 mm |
| Condition | Chipped and punctured. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ ...τηῳ, βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν ὐκηακοῦ.
Lord, help your servant ...tios, imperial protospatharios and epi ton oikeiakon.