Theopemptos imperial protospatharios (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
A cross on a base of steps (details obscure). Fleurons on either side. Along the circumference, traces of a circular inscription: ΤΣΟΥ. Border of dots.
[Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει)] τῷ σῷ δού[λῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΘΕΟ
ΠΕΜ̣Π̣ΤΟ
̣ΑΣΗΛΗ.
ΣΠ.
ΡΗΟ
Θεοπέμπτο βασηλη[κ]ῷ (πρωτο)σπα[θ]αρήο
Obverse
A cross on a base of steps (details obscure). Fleurons on either side. Along the circumference, traces of a circular inscription: ΤΣΟΥ. Border of dots.
[Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει)] τῷ σῷ δού[λῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΘΕΟ
ΠΕΜ̣Π̣ΤΟ
̣ΑΣΗΛΗ.
ΣΠ.
ΡΗΟ
Θεοπέμπτο βασηλη[κ]ῷ (πρωτο)σπα[θ]αρήο
| Accession number | BZS.1947.2.919 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 26.0 mm |
| Previous Editions |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοπέμπτο βασηληκῷ πρωτοσπαθαρήο.
Lord, help your servant Theopemptos, imperial protospatharios.
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