Michael imperial protospatharios and epi ton oikeiakon (ninth century, late)
Obverse
Bust of Christ with a cross nimbate. Sigla on either side: ισ̅χσ̅ : Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Along the circumference, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at seven o'clock. Border of dots.
κεοηθτ̣Σ̣ουλμιχη.
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ(ει) τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ) Μιχαὴ[λ]
Reverse
Bust of the Mother of God. Sigla on either side: ̅θυ̅ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Along the circumference, a circular inscription beginning at seven o'clock. Border of dots.
σπθεπ.τνυκικ
β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) ἐπ[ὶ] τῶν ὐκιακ(ῶν)
Obverse
Bust of Christ with a cross nimbate. Sigla on either side: ισ̅χσ̅ : Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Along the circumference, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at seven o'clock. Border of dots.
κεοηθτ̣Σ̣ουλμιχη.
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ(ει) τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ) Μιχαὴ[λ]
Reverse
Bust of the Mother of God. Sigla on either side: ̅θυ̅ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Along the circumference, a circular inscription beginning at seven o'clock. Border of dots.
σπθεπ.τνυκικ
β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) ἐπ[ὶ] τῶν ὐκιακ(ῶν)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2951 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 26.0 mm |
| Condition | Cracked along the channel. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Μιχαὴλ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν ὐκιακῶν.
Lord, help your servant Michael, imperial protospatharios and epi ton oikeiakon.