Ananias imperial spatharios (tenth century)
Obverse
A patriarchal cross adorned with floral decorations. Within concentric borders of dots, a circular inscription along the circumference beginning with a cross at one o'clock:
ΚΕΟΗΘΗΤ̣Σ̣̣̣̣.
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δού[λ(ῳ)]
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
Ν
Ν̣ΗΣΙ
.ΗΚΟΣΠ
ΘΡΙ
Ἀνανήᾳ βασι[λ]ηκο σπαθαρίῳ
Obverse
A patriarchal cross adorned with floral decorations. Within concentric borders of dots, a circular inscription along the circumference beginning with a cross at one o'clock:
ΚΕΟΗΘΗΤ̣Σ̣̣̣̣.
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δού[λ(ῳ)]
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
Ν
Ν̣ΗΣΙ
.ΗΚΟΣΠ
ΘΡΙ
Ἀνανήᾳ βασι[λ]ηκο σπαθαρίῳ
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.421 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἀνανήᾳ βασιληκο σπαθαρίῳ.
Lord, help your servant Ananias, imperial spatharios.