John anthypatos, patrikios, imperial protospatharios and Domestikos ton scholon (tenth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God, holding the medallion in front of her. Sigla: Μ̅Θ̅ : Μ(ήτηρ) Θ(εοῦ). Circular inscription. Indeterminate border.
ΚΕΟ̣...
[Θ(εοτό)]κε βο[ήθει]
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, presumably beginning with a cross. Indeterminate border.
ΙΑΝ̣
.ΥΠΠΑΤΡ̣
.Κ,,Α,ΣΠΑ
Θ,Δ,ΤΘ̣
ΕΦ,ΣΧ,
Ἰω(άννῃ) ἀν[θ]υπ(άτῳ) πατρ[ι]κ(ίῳ) β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) δ(ομεστίκῳ) τῶ(ν) θε(ο)φ(υλάκτων) σχ(ολῶν)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God, holding the medallion in front of her. Sigla: Μ̅Θ̅ : Μ(ήτηρ) Θ(εοῦ). Circular inscription. Indeterminate border.
ΚΕΟ̣...
[Θ(εοτό)]κε βο[ήθει]
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, presumably beginning with a cross. Indeterminate border.
ΙΑΝ̣
.ΥΠΠΑΤΡ̣
.Κ,,Α,ΣΠΑ
Θ,Δ,ΤΘ̣
ΕΦ,ΣΧ,
Ἰω(άννῃ) ἀν[θ]υπ(άτῳ) πατρ[ι]κ(ίῳ) β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) δ(ομεστίκῳ) τῶ(ν) θε(ο)φ(υλάκτων) σχ(ολῶν)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.419 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Ἰωάννῃ ἀνθυπάτῳ πατρικίῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ δομεστίκῳ τῶν θεοφυλάκτων σχολῶν.
Mother of God, help John, anthypatos, patrikios, imperial protospatharios, and domestikos of the God-guarded scholai.