Sisinnios patrikios and imperial protospatharios (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V). In the quarters: τσ|. . Thin wreath border.
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δού[λ]ῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross below. Thin wreath border.
σ̣ισινν̣
π̣τρι̣
β/
πθρ̣
Σισινν[ίῳ] πατρι[κί]ῳ (καὶ) β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)[σ]παθαρ(ίῳ)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V). In the quarters: τσ|. . Thin wreath border.
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δού[λ]ῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross below. Thin wreath border.
σ̣ισινν̣
π̣τρι̣
β/
πθρ̣
Σισινν[ίῳ] πατρι[κί]ῳ (καὶ) β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)[σ]παθαρ(ίῳ)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.180 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Σισιννίῳ πατρικίῳ καὶ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ.
Lord, help your servant Sisinnios patrikios and imperial protospatharios.