Michael imperial spatharokandidatos and epi ton oikeiakon (tenth century)
Obverse
A cross potent mounted on a base of three steps. Along the circumference, within concentric borders of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at twelve o'clock:
ΚΕΟΗΘΗΤΣΟΥΛ̣
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above and below. Border of dots.
ΜΙΧΗΛ
ˊΣΠΘΡ,Κ,
Ν̣ΙΤ,ΕΠΙ
ΤˊΥΚΙΚˊ
Μιχαὴλ β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθαρ(ο)κ(α)νδιδάτ(ῳ) (καὶ) ἐπὶ τ(ῶν) ύκιακ(ῶν)
Obverse
A cross potent mounted on a base of three steps. Along the circumference, within concentric borders of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at twelve o'clock:
ΚΕΟΗΘΗΤΣΟΥΛ̣
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above and below. Border of dots.
ΜΙΧΗΛ
ˊΣΠΘΡ,Κ,
Ν̣ΙΤ,ΕΠΙ
ΤˊΥΚΙΚˊ
Μιχαὴλ β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθαρ(ο)κ(α)νδιδάτ(ῳ) (καὶ) ἐπὶ τ(ῶν) ύκιακ(ῶν)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.603 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 22.0 mm; field: 20.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Μιχαὴλ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν ύκιακῶν.
Lord, help your servant Michael imperial spatharokandidatos and epi ton oikeiakon.