Damianos imperial protospatharios and strategos (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: ΤΣ|.Λ̣̣ . No visible border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ [δ]ούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Indeterminate border.
Μ
.ΝΒΣ
..ΘΚ/ ΣΤ
Τ̣Η̣Γ̣
Δαμ[ια]νῷ β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σ[πα]θ(αρίῳ) κ(αὶ) στ[ρα]τηγῷ
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: ΤΣ|.Λ̣̣ . No visible border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ [δ]ούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Indeterminate border.
Μ
.ΝΒΣ
..ΘΚ/ ΣΤ
Τ̣Η̣Γ̣
Δαμ[ια]νῷ β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σ[πα]θ(αρίῳ) κ(αὶ) στ[ρα]τηγῷ
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1465 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 29.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Δαμιανῷ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ.
Mother of God, help your servant Damianos, imperial protospatharios and strategos.