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Symbatikes (tenth century)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of Saint Theodore with spear in right hand and shield in left hand. Inscription : |Θ|Ε.|Δ|Ρ̣ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Θε[ό]δ(ω)ρ(ος). Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of three lines, with a cross of dots above and below. Border of dots.

  
ΚΕΘ,
ΣΗΝΠΑ
ΤΗΚΗ
  

Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Σηνπατήκη

Obverse

Bust of Saint Theodore with spear in right hand and shield in left hand. Inscription : |Θ|Ε.|Δ|Ρ̣ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Θε[ό]δ(ω)ρ(ος). Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of three lines, with a cross of dots above and below. Border of dots.

  
ΚΕΘ,
ΣΗΝΠΑ
ΤΗΚΗ
  

Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Σηνπατήκη

Accession number BZS.1951.31.5.71
Diameter 21.0 mm; field: 17.0 mm
Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore.

Translation

Κύριε βοήθει Σηνπατήκη.

Lord, help Symbatikes.