Pardos hypatos and kommerkiarios of Thessalonica (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
Bust of Christ, bearded, with a cross behind this head, hand raised in blessing, and holding a book. No identifying inscription. Circular inscription along the circumference. No visible border.
ΚΕΟΗΘΗΤΣΔΟ.
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δο[ύλῳ]
Obverse
Bust of Christ, bearded, with a cross behind this head, hand raised in blessing, and holding a book. No identifying inscription. Circular inscription along the circumference. No visible border.
ΚΕΟΗΘΗΤΣΔΟ.
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δο[ύλῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a row of three pellets below. Border of dots.
ΠΡΔ
ΟΥΠΤΟ
ΚΟΥΜΕΡΚΗ
ΡΗΟΘΕΣ
ΛΟΝΗΚ/
···
Πάρδ{ο}ῳ ὑπάτο (καὶ) κουμερκηαρήο Θεσαλονήκ(ης)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1745 |
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Diameter | 22.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 18.42. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Πάρδοῳ ὑπάτο καὶ κουμερκηαρήο Θεσαλονήκης.
Lord, help your servant Pardos hypatos and kommerkiarios of Thessalonica.
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