Niketas imperial spatharios (tenth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type VIII). In the quarters: .Σ|ΔΛ . Border of dots.
Κύριε βοήθει [τ]ῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type VIII). In the quarters: .Σ|ΔΛ . Border of dots.
Κύριε βοήθει [τ]ῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross and ending with a cross of dots. A pellet above and below. Border of dots.
ΝΙΚΗ
Τ.ΣΗΛΙ
Κ̣ΣΠΘ,
ΡΙ
Νικήτ[ᾳ] βασηλικῷ σπαθ(α)ρίῳ
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1425 |
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Diameter | 27.0 mm; field: 20.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικήτᾳ βασηλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ.
Lord, help your servant Niketas, imperial spatharios.