Euphemios patrikios and imperial protospatharios (eighth century)
Obverse
Cruciform monogram of Θεοτόκε βοήθει (type V). In the quarters: .̣σ|.̣λ̣. : [τ]ῷ σῷ [δ]ούλ[ῳ]. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of at least three lines. Indeterminate border.
ΕΥΦΗ
Μ̣ΗΠΑΤΡ̣
..ΣΠΑ
...
Εὐφημήῳ πατρ(ικίῳ) [(καὶ) β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπα[θαρίῳ]
Obverse
Cruciform monogram of Θεοτόκε βοήθει (type V). In the quarters: .̣σ|.̣λ̣. : [τ]ῷ σῷ [δ]ούλ[ῳ]. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of at least three lines. Indeterminate border.
ΕΥΦΗ
Μ̣ΗΠΑΤΡ̣
..ΣΠΑ
...
Εὐφημήῳ πατρ(ικίῳ) [(καὶ) β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπα[θαρίῳ]
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3096 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 22.0 mm |
| Condition | Struck off-center and corroded. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Εὐφημήῳ πατρικίῳ καὶ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ.
Mother of God, help your servant Euphemios, patrikios and imperial protospatharios.