Demetrios patrikios and chartoularios of the sakelle (eighth/ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (seemingly type VIII). In the quarters: τσ.|δ. . : τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Indeterminate border.
.ΙΜ
. . .Π̣ΑΤΡΙΚ,
. . ΑΡ̣Τ̣ΗΣ
. .ΑΚ,
[Δ]ιμ[ητρ(ίῳ)] πατρικ(ίῳ) [καὶ χ]αρ(τουλαρίῳ) τῆς [β(ασιλικῆς) σ]ακ(έλλης)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (seemingly type VIII). In the quarters: τσ.|δ. . : τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Indeterminate border.
.ΙΜ
. . .Π̣ΑΤΡΙΚ,
. . ΑΡ̣Τ̣ΗΣ
. .ΑΚ,
[Δ]ιμ[ητρ(ίῳ)] πατρικ(ίῳ) [καὶ χ]αρ(τουλαρίῳ) τῆς [β(ασιλικῆς) σ]ακ(έλλης)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3031 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 22.0 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 Διμητρίῳ πατρικίῳ καὶ χαρτουλαρίῳ τῆς βασιλικῆς σακέλλης.
Mother of God, help your servant Demetrios, patrikios and chartoularios of the imperial sakelle.