Masalmas hypatos and droungarios (eighth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V). Thin wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει
Reverse
Inscription of five lines; top line missing. Thin wreath border.
.....
μ̣σ.
λμυπ
τ
ρογ/
[τῷ σῷ δ(ούλῳ)] Μασ[α]λμᾷ ὑπάτῳ καὶ δρογ(γαρίῳ)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V). Thin wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει
Reverse
Inscription of five lines; top line missing. Thin wreath border.
.....
μ̣σ.
λμυπ
τ
ρογ/
[τῷ σῷ δ(ούλῳ)] Μασ[α]λμᾷ ὑπάτῳ καὶ δρογ(γαρίῳ)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2618 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 29.0 mm |
| Condition | Chipped and corroded. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Μασαλμᾷ ὑπάτῳ καὶ δρογγαρίῳ.
Mother of God, help your servant Masalmas, hypatos and droungarios.