Theodore protospatharios and strategos of ... (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St Theodore holding a spear over his right shoulder. Inscription on either side: |θε|ο̣|̣ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Θεόδω[ρ(ος)]. Along the circumference, within a border of dots, remnants of a circular inscription:
κεοηθ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει [τῷ σῷ δούλῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of five lines (presumably beginning with a cross). A cross of dots above. Border of dots.
θ̣εο̣
.σπ̣θ,
τρτι,
̣...η̣
..
Θεοδώ[ρ(ῳ)] (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) [(καὶ) σ]τρατιγῷ ...
Obverse
Bust of St Theodore holding a spear over his right shoulder. Inscription on either side: |θε|ο̣|̣ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Θεόδω[ρ(ος)]. Along the circumference, within a border of dots, remnants of a circular inscription:
κεοηθ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει [τῷ σῷ δούλῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of five lines (presumably beginning with a cross). A cross of dots above. Border of dots.
θ̣εο̣
.σπ̣θ,
τρτι,
̣...η̣
..
Θεοδώ[ρ(ῳ)] (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) [(καὶ) σ]τρατιγῷ ...
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2845 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 28.0 mm |
| Condition | Struck off center. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοδώρῳ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατιγῷ ...
Lord, help your servant Theodore, protospatharios and strategos of ...
Commentary
The last part of the inscription is not clear enough to propose a plausible reading of the place where the owner exercised his office of strategos.