Epinikos hypatos and imperial spatharios (eighth century)
Obverse
Cruciform monogram of Θεοτόκε βοήθει (type V). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
ΕΠΙΝΙ
Κ.ΠΑ
Τ̣ΑΣ
ΣΠ,
Ἐπινίκῳ [ὑ]πάτῳ βασ(ιλικῷ) σπ(αθαρίῳ)
Obverse
Cruciform monogram of Θεοτόκε βοήθει (type V). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
ΕΠΙΝΙ
Κ.ΠΑ
Τ̣ΑΣ
ΣΠ,
Ἐπινίκῳ [ὑ]πάτῳ βασ(ιλικῷ) σπ(αθαρίῳ)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3212 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 30.0 mm |
| Condition | Worn and struck off-center. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Ἐπινίκῳ ὑπάτῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ.
Mother of God, help Epinikos, hypatos, imperial spatharios.