Meligalas imperial protospatharios (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram of Θεοτόκε βοήθει (type V). In the quarters: .σ|.Λ : [τ]ῷ σῷ [δ]ούλῳ. No border visible.
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram of Θεοτόκε βοήθει (type V). In the quarters: .σ|.Λ : [τ]ῷ σῷ [δ]ούλῳ. No border visible.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. No border visible.
Μ̣ΕΛΙ̣Γ̣Α
ΛΑΑΣΗΛ
.Κ̣ΠΡΟΤΟ
.ΠΑΘΑΡ
.̣
Μελιγαλᾷ βασηλ[ι]κῷ προτο[σ]παθαρ[ί]ῳ
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1070 |
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Diameter | 30.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Μελιγαλᾷ βασηλικῷ προτοσπαθαρίῳ.
Mother of God, help your servant Meligalas, imperial protospatharios.