Sergios imperial spatharokandidatos and strategos ... (tenth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God holding the medallion before her. No sigla visible. Within a border of dots a circular inscription beginning at seven o'clock:
....ο̣Ηθειτσλ.
[Θ(εοτό)κε β]οήθει τῷ σῷ δούλ[ῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross; last line effaced. Border of dots.
σεργ
ιˊσπθ,
κν̣,̣Στ
..τ̣..
....
Σεργίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθ(αρο)κανδ(ιδάτῳ) (καὶ) στ[ρα]τ[ηγ(ῷ)] ...
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God holding the medallion before her. No sigla visible. Within a border of dots a circular inscription beginning at seven o'clock:
....ο̣Ηθειτσλ.
[Θ(εοτό)κε β]οήθει τῷ σῷ δούλ[ῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross; last line effaced. Border of dots.
σεργ
ιˊσπθ,
κν̣,̣Στ
..τ̣..
....
Σεργίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθ(αρο)κανδ(ιδάτῳ) (καὶ) στ[ρα]τ[ηγ(ῷ)] ...
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2615 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm |
| Condition | Chipped and corroded. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Σεργίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ ...
Mother of God, help your servant Sergios, imperial spatharokandidatos and strategos ...