Constantine spatharokandidatos and imperial notarios (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of John the Baptist offering a blessing and holding a staff cross in his left hand. Epigraphy: .|.̅|.||. : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰ]ω(άννης) [ὁ] Πρ(ό)δ[ρ(ομος)]. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of John the Baptist offering a blessing and holding a staff cross in his left hand. Epigraphy: .|.̅|.||. : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰ]ω(άννης) [ὁ] Πρ(ό)δ[ρ(ομος)]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
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Κωνσταντ(ῖνος) σπαθ(αρο)κανδ(ι)δ(άτος) (καὶ) β(ασιλικὸς) νοτάρ(ιος)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.73 |
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Diameter | 25.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κωνσταντῖνος σπαθαροκανδιδᾶτος καὶ βασιλικὸς νοτάριος.
Constantine spatharokandidatos and imperial notarios.