Basil spatharokandidatos, asekretis and judge (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God with her hands open in front of her. Sigla preserved at right: ΘΥ̅ : [Μ(ήτη)ρ] Θ(εο)ῦ. Along the circumference, remnants of a circular inscription. Border of dots.
...ΕΙΤ.Σ̣̣̣̣Λ̣,
[Κ(ύρι)ε or Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθ]ει τ[ῷ] σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Decoration above. Border of dots.
ΑΣΙΛ,
ΣΠΑΘ,ΡΟ
ΚΑΝ...
ΣΗΚΡ....
̣Κ̣Ρ̣...
Βασιλ(είῳ) σπαθ(α)ροκανδ(ι)δ[άτῳ, ἀ]σηκρ[ῆτις] (καὶ) κρ[ιτῇ]
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God with her hands open in front of her. Sigla preserved at right: ΘΥ̅ : [Μ(ήτη)ρ] Θ(εο)ῦ. Along the circumference, remnants of a circular inscription. Border of dots.
...ΕΙΤ.Σ̣̣̣̣Λ̣,
[Κ(ύρι)ε or Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθ]ει τ[ῷ] σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Decoration above. Border of dots.
ΑΣΙΛ,
ΣΠΑΘ,ΡΟ
ΚΑΝ...
ΣΗΚΡ....
̣Κ̣Ρ̣...
Βασιλ(είῳ) σπαθ(α)ροκανδ(ι)δ[άτῳ, ἀ]σηκρ[ῆτις] (καὶ) κρ[ιτῇ]
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1222 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 30.0 mm; field: 24.0 mm |
| Condition | Broken; one third missing. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Βασιλείῳ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ, ἀσηκρῆτις καὶ κριτῇ.
Lord or Mother of God, help your servant Basil, spatharokandidatos, asekretis and judge.