N. praipositos and droungarios tou ploimou (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
St Michael standing, holding a sword in his right hand over his right shoulder and a lance with his left hand. Sigla on either side: Η|Λ : Μηχαήλ. Illegible traces of an inscription along the circumference (which likely included the owner's name). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of at least five lines. Border of dots.
ΠΡΙΠ
Σ,Τ,ΡΝ
Κ̣̣ΡΗΤΟΥ
..ΥΛΚ
Τ̣,ΠΛΟΙΜˊ
πραιπωσ(ί)τ(ῳ) (καὶ) δρουνκαρήῳ τοῦ [θε]ωφυλάκτ(ου) πλοΐμ(ου)
Obverse
St Michael standing, holding a sword in his right hand over his right shoulder and a lance with his left hand. Sigla on either side: Η|Λ : Μηχαήλ. Illegible traces of an inscription along the circumference (which likely included the owner's name). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of at least five lines. Border of dots.
ΠΡΙΠ
Σ,Τ,ΡΝ
Κ̣̣ΡΗΤΟΥ
..ΥΛΚ
Τ̣,ΠΛΟΙΜˊ
πραιπωσ(ί)τ(ῳ) (καὶ) δρουνκαρήῳ τοῦ [θε]ωφυλάκτ(ου) πλοΐμ(ου)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.684 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 30.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | See Laurent, Corpus II, no. 963. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
... πραιπωσίτῳ καὶ δρουνκαρήῳ τοῦ θεοφύλακτου πλοΐμου.
... praipositos and droungarios of the God-guarded navy.