Demetrios Ra..., imperial protospatharios and exaktor (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Demetrios. Traces of sigla preserved at right: Τ̣Ρ̣Ι̣ : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Δημή]τρι(ος). Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of at least five lines. Indeterminate border.
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ΤΡ,.Α
ΠΑΘΑΡ
ΑΚΤ
Τ̣ΡΑ
Λ̣
[Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Δημη]τρ(ίῳ) [β]α[σ(ιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σ]παθαρ(ίῳ) [(καὶ) ἐξ]άκτω[ρι] τῷ Ῥα...λ
Obverse
Bust of St. Demetrios. Traces of sigla preserved at right: Τ̣Ρ̣Ι̣ : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Δημή]τρι(ος). Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of at least five lines. Indeterminate border.
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ΤΡ,.Α
ΠΑΘΑΡ
ΑΚΤ
Τ̣ΡΑ
Λ̣
[Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Δημη]τρ(ίῳ) [β]α[σ(ιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σ]παθαρ(ίῳ) [(καὶ) ἐξ]άκτω[ρι] τῷ Ῥα...λ
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3174 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 20.0 mm |
| Condition | Very corroded. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Δημητρίῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐξάκτωρι τῷ Ῥα...λ.
Lord, help Demetrios Ra...l, imperial protospatharios and exaktor.