Peter (?) hypatos and imperial spatharios (eighth/ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V). In the quarters: .σ|λ̣.. Indeterminate border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει [τ]ῷ σῷ δούλ[ῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Indeterminate border.
ε̣Τ.
υπ
.σπθ
ρ̣Ι
[Π]έτ[ρ]ῳ ὑπά(τῳ) [(καὶ) β(ασιλικῷ)] σπαθ[α]ρίῳ
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V). In the quarters: .σ|λ̣.. Indeterminate border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει [τ]ῷ σῷ δούλ[ῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Indeterminate border.
ε̣Τ.
υπ
.σπθ
ρ̣Ι
[Π]έτ[ρ]ῳ ὑπά(τῳ) [(καὶ) β(ασιλικῷ)] σπαθ[α]ρίῳ
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2621 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm |
| Condition | Blank too small for die. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Πέτρῳ ὑπάτῳ καὶ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ.
Mother of God, help your servant Peter, hypatos and imperial spatharios.