Anastasios imperial protospatharios (ninth century, first half)
Obverse
A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of three steps. Within concentric borders of dots, remnants of a circular inscription along the circumference:
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[Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τ]ῷ σῷ δ[ούλ(ῳ)]
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. A cross of dots above. Border of dots.
νσ
σιπ
τ̣σπ
ρι
Ἀνασ[τα]σίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) π[ρω]τωσπ[αθ]αρίῳ
Obverse
A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of three steps. Within concentric borders of dots, remnants of a circular inscription along the circumference:
̣σ̣
[Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τ]ῷ σῷ δ[ούλ(ῳ)]
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. A cross of dots above. Border of dots.
νσ
σιπ
τ̣σπ
ρι
Ἀνασ[τα]σίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) π[ρω]τωσπ[αθ]αρίῳ
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1521 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 22.0 mm |
| Condition | Broken; one third missing. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἀναστασίῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτωσπαθαρίῳ.
Lord, help your servant Anastasios, imperial protospatharios.