N and N apo hypaton (or eparchon), ergasteriarchai and archontes tou blattiou (seventh/eighth century)
Obverse
A standing emperor holding the globus cruciger; details indistinct. Indiction number preserved at right: . Indeterminate border.
Ἰνδικτιὼν δ´
Reverse
Inscription of at least four lines. Indeterminate border.
π̣Ο̣
Τερυ
χοντε
τ.λ̣
... ἀπὸ [ἐπάρχων or ὑπάτων, ἐργασ]τερυά[ρχαι (καὶ) ἄρ]χοντε[ς] τοῦ [β]λα[ττίου]
Obverse
A standing emperor holding the globus cruciger; details indistinct. Indiction number preserved at right: . Indeterminate border.
Ἰνδικτιὼν δ´
Reverse
Inscription of at least four lines. Indeterminate border.
π̣Ο̣
Τερυ
χοντε
τ.λ̣
... ἀπὸ [ἐπάρχων or ὑπάτων, ἐργασ]τερυά[ρχαι (καὶ) ἄρ]χοντε[ς] τοῦ [β]λα[ττίου]
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1986 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 30.0 mm |
| Condition | Blank too small for die. Chipped and corroded. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
... ἀπὸ ἐπάρχων [or ὑπάτων], ἐργαστερυάρχαι καὶ ἄρχοντες τοῦ βλαττίου.
N and N, apo eparchon [or hypaton], ergasteriarchai and archontes tou blattiou.