Athanasios imperial spatharios and notarios of the eidikos logos (ninth century, second half)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross mounted on a base of four steps. Circular inscription along the circumference. Indeterminate border.
ΚΕΟΗΘΗΤΣΔΟΥΛ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Indeterminate border.
ΑΘΑΝΑ
ΣΙ,ΣΠΑΘ
Α̣.ΝΟΤ,Τ
Ι̣ΔΙΚ,ΛΟΓ,
Ἀθανασίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθα[ρ(ίῳ)] (καὶ) νοτ(αρίῳ) τοῦ ἰδικ(οῦ) λόγ(ου)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross mounted on a base of four steps. Circular inscription along the circumference. Indeterminate border.
ΚΕΟΗΘΗΤΣΔΟΥΛ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Indeterminate border.
ΑΘΑΝΑ
ΣΙ,ΣΠΑΘ
Α̣.ΝΟΤ,Τ
Ι̣ΔΙΚ,ΛΟΓ,
Ἀθανασίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθα[ρ(ίῳ)] (καὶ) νοτ(αρίῳ) τοῦ ἰδικ(οῦ) λόγ(ου)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.315 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 22.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἀθανασίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ νοταρίῳ τοῦ ἰδικοῦ λόγου.
Lord, help your servant Athanasios imperial spatharios and notarios of the eidikos logos.