N. imperial spatharios and epi ton oikeiakon (eighth/ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type). Preserved in the quarters: τ| . τῷ [σῷ] δού[λῳ]. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Thin wreath border.
τι
̣σπ
π̣τν
κ
...ατίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) σπ(αθαρίῳ) [(καὶ) ἐ]πὶ τῶν [οἰκει]ακ(ῶν)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type). Preserved in the quarters: τ| . τῷ [σῷ] δού[λῳ]. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Thin wreath border.
τι
̣σπ
π̣τν
κ
...ατίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) σπ(αθαρίῳ) [(καὶ) ἐ]πὶ τῶν [οἰκει]ακ(ῶν)
| Accession number | BZS.1947.2.763 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 27.0 mm |
| Condition | Broken; half preserved. |
Translation
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ ...ατίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν οἰκειακῶν.
Lord or Mother of God, help your servant ...atios, imperial spatharios and epi ton oikeiakon.
Commentary
Given the letters visible and the space available in the first line of the reverse, Laurent proposed that the owner's Christian name could have been Ignatios or Hypatios.