Theophylaktos imperial spatharios (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram; in the quarters: ΤΣ| ΔΛ. Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram; in the quarters: ΤΣ| ΔΛ. Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of three lines. Wreath border.
ΘΕΟΦΥ
ΛΚΤΒΣ̣
ΠΘΡΙ
Θεοφ[υλ]άκτῳ β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθαρί(ῳ)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.673 |
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Diameter | 27.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοφυλάκτῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ.
Mother of God, help your servant Theophylaktos, imperial spatharios.