Constantine imperial spatharios and protokentarchos (eighth/ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type VIII). In the quarters: .σ.|λ. . Indeterminate border.
Κύριε βοήθει [τ]ῷ σ[ῷ] δούλ[ῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of at least three lines. Indeterminate border.
....
τντι
βˊσπθ
ˊκε.
....
[Κωνσ]ταντί[ν(ῳ)] β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθ(αρίῳ) [(καὶ)] (πρωτο)κε[ντάρχ(ῳ)]
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type VIII). In the quarters: .σ.|λ. . Indeterminate border.
Κύριε βοήθει [τ]ῷ σ[ῷ] δούλ[ῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of at least three lines. Indeterminate border.
....
τντι
βˊσπθ
ˊκε.
....
[Κωνσ]ταντί[ν(ῳ)] β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθ(αρίῳ) [(καὶ)] (πρωτο)κε[ντάρχ(ῳ)]
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2553 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 19.0 mm |
| Condition | Blank too small for die. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Κωνσταντίνῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ πρωτοκεντάρχῳ.
Lord, help your servant Constantine, imperial spatharios and protokentarchos.