Michael Eulatinos (?), protospatharios (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Standing figure of a bishop-saint, seemingly St Nicholas holding the book and offering a blessing. Details indistinct. Faint, illegible traces of epigraphy: Α̣|γι|ο|σΝ̣ : [ὁ] ἅ(γιος) Ν[ικόλ(αος)]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
κε̅,θ̣,
μιχαη.
α̣σπαθα.
τευλ.
τ̣ι̣ν̣
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Μιχαὴ[λ] (πρωτο)σπαθα[ρ(ίῳ)] τῷ Εὐλ[α]τιν(ῷ)
Obverse
Standing figure of a bishop-saint, seemingly St Nicholas holding the book and offering a blessing. Details indistinct. Faint, illegible traces of epigraphy: Α̣|γι|ο|σΝ̣ : [ὁ] ἅ(γιος) Ν[ικόλ(αος)]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
κε̅,θ̣,
μιχαη.
α̣σπαθα.
τευλ.
τ̣ι̣ν̣
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Μιχαὴ[λ] (πρωτο)σπαθα[ρ(ίῳ)] τῷ Εὐλ[α]τιν(ῷ)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3137 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 18.0 mm |
| Condition | Corroded. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Μιχαὴλ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ τῷ Εὐλατινῷ.
Lord, help Michael Eulatinos, protospatharios.
Commentary
The reading of the family name is most uncertain owing to the poor state of preservation. It is possible that the middle letter of the second last line is sigma, in which case the owner's name could be reconstructed as Syllatinos/Syllatenos.