Anastasios imperial spatharokandidatos and imperial tailor (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Double cross on three steps. In the quarters: ΑΝΑΣ|ΤΑΣΙ. Circular inscription along the circumference. Border of dots.
ΚΕΟΗΘΕΙΤΣΔΟΥΛ,
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ) Ἀναστασίῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΑΝΑΣ
ΤΑΣΙ,
ΠΑΘ,Κ.Ν
.Δ,,ΡΑ
ΠΤΗ
Ἀναστασίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) [σ]παθ(αρο)κ[α]ν[δ(ι)]δ(άτῳ) (καὶ) β(ασιλικῷ) ῥάπτῃ
Obverse
Double cross on three steps. In the quarters: ΑΝΑΣ|ΤΑΣΙ. Circular inscription along the circumference. Border of dots.
ΚΕΟΗΘΕΙΤΣΔΟΥΛ,
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ) Ἀναστασίῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΑΝΑΣ
ΤΑΣΙ,
ΠΑΘ,Κ.Ν
.Δ,,ΡΑ
ΠΤΗ
Ἀναστασίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) [σ]παθ(αρο)κ[α]ν[δ(ι)]δ(άτῳ) (καὶ) β(ασιλικῷ) ῥάπτῃ
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.418 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 22.0 mm; field: 18.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἀναστασίῳ. Ἀναστασίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ βασιλικῷ ῥάπτῃ.
Lord, help your servant Anastasios. Anastasios imperial spatharokandidatos and imperial tailor.