Strategios protekdikos and archdeacon (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Two saints standing. The bearded one on the left is likely St. Paul, while the unbearded figure on the right is likely St. Peter. Both look upwards toward a medallion of Christ. Columnar inscriptions on the left and between the two figures are evident but illegible. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in six lines. Border of dots.
Κ̅ΕΘ,
ΤΣΔΛ,
στρατηγ
.αοτε..
.αρχι.
..κο
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Στρατηγίῳ προτεκδίκῳ καὶ ἀρχιδιακόνῳ
Obverse
Two saints standing. The bearded one on the left is likely St. Paul, while the unbearded figure on the right is likely St. Peter. Both look upwards toward a medallion of Christ. Columnar inscriptions on the left and between the two figures are evident but illegible. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in six lines. Border of dots.
Κ̅ΕΘ,
ΤΣΔΛ,
στρατηγ
.αοτε..
.αρχι.
..κο
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Στρατηγίῳ προτεκδίκῳ καὶ ἀρχιδιακόνῳ
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3697 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Στρατηγίῳ προτεκδίκῳ καὶ ἀρχιδιακόνῳ.
Lord, help your servant Strategios, protekdikos and archdeacon.
Commentary
The obverse inscriptions are nearly wholly effaced to the point where it is barely clear that letters are present. There seems to be a Χ at the bottom of the left columnar inscription, and a ΚΑΙ in the fourth line of the middle inscription. Without a parallel, however, this inscription remains indecipherable.