Christopher imperial spatharios and protokentarchos of the imperial navy (tenth century)
Obverse
A cross mounted on a base of three steps. Circular inscription between two concentric borders of dots.
ΚΕΟΗΘ΄Τ.Σ̣ΔΟΥΛ̣
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ(ει) τ[ῷ] σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.
ΧΡ,ΤΟ
ΦΟΡ..ΠΑ̣.
Α͂.Ε̣Ν̣ΤΑΡ
..ΤΟΥ΄Π
ΛΟΗΜ
Χρ(ισ)τοφόρ(ῳ) [β(ασιλικῷ) σ]πα[θ(αρίῳ) (καὶ)] (πρωτο)[κ]εντάρ[χῳ] τοῦ β(ασιλικοῦ) πλοήμου
Obverse
A cross mounted on a base of three steps. Circular inscription between two concentric borders of dots.
ΚΕΟΗΘ΄Τ.Σ̣ΔΟΥΛ̣
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ(ει) τ[ῷ] σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.
ΧΡ,ΤΟ
ΦΟΡ..ΠΑ̣.
Α͂.Ε̣Ν̣ΤΑΡ
..ΤΟΥ΄Π
ΛΟΗΜ
Χρ(ισ)τοφόρ(ῳ) [β(ασιλικῷ) σ]πα[θ(αρίῳ) (καὶ)] (πρωτο)[κ]εντάρ[χῳ] τοῦ β(ασιλικοῦ) πλοήμου
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.189 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 22.0 mm; field: 18.0 mm |
| Condition | Broken and corroded. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Χριστοφόρῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ πρωτοκεντάρχῳ τοῦ βασιλικοῦ πλοήμου.
Lord, help your servant Christopher, imperial spatharios and protokentarchos of the imperial navy.