Antonios imperial spatharokandidatos (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform monogram of Θεοτόκε βοήθει (type V). In the quarters: Τ̣Σ|Δ̣̣Λ. Double border of dots.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Cruciform monogram of Θεοτόκε βοήθει (type V). In the quarters: Τ̣Σ|Δ̣̣Λ. Double border of dots.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
ΑΝΤ
ΝΗΟ'σπ
θαροκαν̣
δ̣ι̣.ατ
Ἀντ[ω]νήο β(ασιλικῷ) σπ[α]θαροκανδι[δ]άτ(ῳ)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1039 |
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Diameter | 21.0 mm |
Condition | Struck off-center on the obverse, while the reverse seems true. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἀντωνήο βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ.
Mother of God, help Antonios, imperial spatharokandidatos.