Stephen protospatharios (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St Theodore holding a spear over his right shoulder and a shield on his left arm. Sigla on either side: ΘΕΡ : Θε(ό)δ(ω)ρ(ος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΚΕ,Θ̣,
ΣΤΕΝ
ΣΠΘ
ΡΙ
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Στεφάν(ῳ) (πρωτο)σπαθαρίῳ
Obverse
Bust of St Theodore holding a spear over his right shoulder and a shield on his left arm. Sigla on either side: ΘΕΡ : Θε(ό)δ(ω)ρ(ος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΚΕ,Θ̣,
ΣΤΕΝ
ΣΠΘ
ΡΙ
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Στεφάν(ῳ) (πρωτο)σπαθαρίῳ
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1456 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Στεφάνῳ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ.
Lord, help Stephen, protospatharios.