Michael protospatharios and chartoularios (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St John Chrysostom; details indistinct. Traces of sigla at right: σ|τ : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ Χρ(υσό)]στ[ομ(ος)]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
κ̣Ε̣..
.σ
.ι̣Χηλ
σπθ,ρ
.χτ̅
Κ(ύρι)ε [β(οή)θ(ει) τ]ῷ σῷ δού(λῳ) [Μ]ιχαὴλ (πρωτο)σπαθ(α)ρ(ίῳ) [(καὶ)] χ(αρ)του(λαρίῳ)
Obverse
Bust of St John Chrysostom; details indistinct. Traces of sigla at right: σ|τ : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ Χρ(υσό)]στ[ομ(ος)]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
κ̣Ε̣..
.σ
.ι̣Χηλ
σπθ,ρ
.χτ̅
Κ(ύρι)ε [β(οή)θ(ει) τ]ῷ σῷ δού(λῳ) [Μ]ιχαὴλ (πρωτο)σπαθ(α)ρ(ίῳ) [(καὶ)] χ(αρ)του(λαρίῳ)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1997 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Μιχαὴλ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ χαρτουλαρίῳ.
Lord, help your servant Michael, protospatharios and chartoularios.