Theophilos imperial protospatharios and epi ton oikeiakon (tenth century)
Obverse
Bust of St Symeon, presumably offering a blessing. Details obscured by a crack in the channel. Inscription on either side: Ο|Α|ΓΙ|Ο|ΣΣ|Υ|ΜΕ|Ο|Ν: ὁ ἅγιος Συμεόν. Between concentric borders of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at seven o'clock and ending with a star:
ΚΕΟΗΘΗΤ̣̣ΣΟΥΛ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΚΕ̅,Τ
ΣΟΥ
ΛΘ̣ΕΦΙ
ΛΑΣΠ
ΘΡΗ
ΕΠΙΤΝ
.ΚΙ
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οήθει) τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεωφίλῳ β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθαρήῳ (καὶ) ἐπὶ τῶν [οἰ]κια(κῶν)
Obverse
Bust of St Symeon, presumably offering a blessing. Details obscured by a crack in the channel. Inscription on either side: Ο|Α|ΓΙ|Ο|ΣΣ|Υ|ΜΕ|Ο|Ν: ὁ ἅγιος Συμεόν. Between concentric borders of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at seven o'clock and ending with a star:
ΚΕΟΗΘΗΤ̣̣ΣΟΥΛ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΚΕ̅,Τ
ΣΟΥ
ΛΘ̣ΕΦΙ
ΛΑΣΠ
ΘΡΗ
ΕΠΙΤΝ
.ΚΙ
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οήθει) τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεωφίλῳ β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθαρήῳ (καὶ) ἐπὶ τῶν [οἰ]κια(κῶν)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.671 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεωφίλῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρήῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν οἰκιακῶν.
Lord, help your servant. Lord, help your servant Theophilos, imperial protospatharios and epi ton oikeiakon.