Theodore imperial spatharokandidatos and epi tou manglaviou (tenth century)
Obverse
A patriarchal cross (x at the lower transverse bar) mounted on a base of two steps; fleurons adorn the lower portion. Within a border of dots, a circular inscription along the circumference beginning with a cross at seven o'clock:
ΚΕΟΗΘΙΤΣΟΥΛ
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΘΕΟ
ΟΡ,ˊΣΠ
ΘΡ,ΚΝ.
Τ,.ΕΠΙΤ̣,
Μ,ΓΛ,
Θεοδόρ(ῳ) β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθαρ(ο)καν[δ(ιδ)]άτ(ῳ) [(καὶ)] ἐπὶ τ(οῦ) μ(α)γλ(α)β(ίου)
Obverse
A patriarchal cross (x at the lower transverse bar) mounted on a base of two steps; fleurons adorn the lower portion. Within a border of dots, a circular inscription along the circumference beginning with a cross at seven o'clock:
ΚΕΟΗΘΙΤΣΟΥΛ
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΘΕΟ
ΟΡ,ˊΣΠ
ΘΡ,ΚΝ.
Τ,.ΕΠΙΤ̣,
Μ,ΓΛ,
Θεοδόρ(ῳ) β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθαρ(ο)καν[δ(ιδ)]άτ(ῳ) [(καὶ)] ἐπὶ τ(οῦ) μ(α)γλ(α)β(ίου)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1450 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 28.0 mm |
| Condition | Broken into two pieces. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοδόρῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ μαγλαβίου.
Lord, help your servant Theodore, imperial spatharokandidatos and epi tou manglaviou.