Staurakios imperial spatharios and ek prosopou ... (tenth century)
Obverse
A bird walking to the right carrying a bell on a stick. With concentric borders of dots, a partially preserved circular inscription beginining with a cross at twelve o'clock:
........σουλν.
[Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ(ει) τῷ] σο δωύλων
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Last two lines poorly preserved. Border of dots.
στ
.κιˊσπ
..ε̣Κπρο
..π..το
....η..
Σταβ[ρ]ακίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) σπ[αθ](αρίῳ) (καὶ) ἐκ προ[σώ]π[ου] το ...
Obverse
A bird walking to the right carrying a bell on a stick. With concentric borders of dots, a partially preserved circular inscription beginining with a cross at twelve o'clock:
........σουλν.
[Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ(ει) τῷ] σο δωύλων
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Last two lines poorly preserved. Border of dots.
στ
.κιˊσπ
..ε̣Κπρο
..π..το
....η..
Σταβ[ρ]ακίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) σπ[αθ](αρίῳ) (καὶ) ἐκ προ[σώ]π[ου] το ...
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2580 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 27.0 mm |
| Condition | Chipped and corroded. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σο δωύλων Σταβρακίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐκ προσώπου το ...
Lord, help your servant Staurakios, imperial spatharios and ek prosopou ...