Leo spatharokandidatos (tenth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God, orans. Sigla preserved at left: ΜΡ̅ : Μ(ήτη)ρ [Θ(εο)ῦ]. No border visible
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Indeterminate border.
ΘΚ̅Ε,
ΤΣΔ,
ΛΕΟΝΤΙ
ΣΠΑΘ,Κ,
ΔΔ
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οήθει) τῷ σῷ δού(λῳ) Λέοντι σπαθ(αρο)κ(αν)δ(ι)δ(άτῳ)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God, orans. Sigla preserved at left: ΜΡ̅ : Μ(ήτη)ρ [Θ(εο)ῦ]. No border visible
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Indeterminate border.
ΘΚ̅Ε,
ΤΣΔ,
ΛΕΟΝΤΙ
ΣΠΑΘ,Κ,
ΔΔ
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οήθει) τῷ σῷ δού(λῳ) Λέοντι σπαθ(αρο)κ(αν)δ(ι)δ(άτῳ)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.258 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 20.0 mm; field: 18.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Λέοντι σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ.
Mother of God, help your servant Leo, spatharokandidatos.