Sergios hypatos and dioiketes (eighth/ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V). In the quarters: ΤΩΣΩ|̣̣ΛΩ : τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above and a cross between fleurons below. Wreath border.
ΣΕΡΓΙ
ΩΥΠΤ
ΩΚΙΗ
ΟΙΚΙΤΙ
Σεργίῳ ὑπάτῳ καὶ δηοικιτι
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V). In the quarters: ΤΩΣΩ|̣̣ΛΩ : τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above and a cross between fleurons below. Wreath border.
ΣΕΡΓΙ
ΩΥΠΤ
ΩΚΙΗ
ΟΙΚΙΤΙ
Σεργίῳ ὑπάτῳ καὶ δηοικιτι
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.720 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 32.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Zacos 2352. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Σεργίῳ ὑπάτῳ καὶ δηοικιτι.
Mother of God, help your servant Sergios, hypatos and dioiketes.