Rendakios imperial protospatharios and protovestiarios (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V). In the quarters: ΤΣ|Λ . Border of dots.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V). In the quarters: ΤΣ|Λ . Border of dots.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΡΕΝ
ΚΒΣΠ
Θ̣ΡΒΕ
Τ̣ΗΡ
Ῥενδακ(ἰῳ) β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθαρ(ίῳ) (καὶ) (πρωτο)βε[σ]τηαρ(ίῳ)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1472 |
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Diameter | 26.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ῥενδακἰῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ πρωτοβεστηαρίῳ.
Mother of God, help your servant Rendakios, imperial protospatharios and protovestiarios.