Basil N., imperial protospatharios and epi tou vestiariou (tenth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God holding the medallion of Christ before her. Inscription on either side: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Along the circumference, within a border of dots, a circular inscription beginning at seven o'clock:
..Ε̣̣ΟΗΘΕΙΤΣΟΥ..
[Θ(εοτόκ)]ε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δού[λῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. The last line is largely missing. Border of dots.
ΣΙΛ
ΕΙΣΠ
ΘΕΠΙΤ,Ε
Τ̣..Ρ,ΤΟ.
....
Βασιλείῳ β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπ[α]θ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) ἐπὶ τ(οῦ) βε[σ]τ[ια]ρ(ίου) το ....
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God holding the medallion of Christ before her. Inscription on either side: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Along the circumference, within a border of dots, a circular inscription beginning at seven o'clock:
..Ε̣̣ΟΗΘΕΙΤΣΟΥ..
[Θ(εοτόκ)]ε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δού[λῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. The last line is largely missing. Border of dots.
ΣΙΛ
ΕΙΣΠ
ΘΕΠΙΤ,Ε
Τ̣..Ρ,ΤΟ.
....
Βασιλείῳ β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπ[α]θ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) ἐπὶ τ(οῦ) βε[σ]τ[ια]ρ(ίου) το ....
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.709 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 22.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Βασιλείῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ βεστιαρίου το ....
Mother of God, help your servant Basil ..., imperial protospatharios and epi tou vestiariou.