Theodoretos primikerios, imperial protospatharios and epi tou koitonos (tenth century)
Obverse
A cross adorned by fleurons and by an ornamental ball at the top and at the end of both arms. Along the circumference, within a border of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at eight o'clock:
ΚΥΡΗΕΟΗΘΗ̣..Σ
Κύρηε βοήθη [τῷ] σῷ δ(ούλῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines (presumably beginning with a cross). Border of dots.
ΘΕ̣Ο
..Η̣ΤΟΠΡΙΜ
ΗΚΙΡ,ˊˊΣΠΑ
ΘΕΠΗΤ
Κ..ΤΟΝ
Θεοδ[ωρ]ήτο πριμηκιρ(ίῳ), β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) ἐπὴ τοῦ κ[οι]τον(ος)
Obverse
A cross adorned by fleurons and by an ornamental ball at the top and at the end of both arms. Along the circumference, within a border of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at eight o'clock:
ΚΥΡΗΕΟΗΘΗ̣..Σ
Κύρηε βοήθη [τῷ] σῷ δ(ούλῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines (presumably beginning with a cross). Border of dots.
ΘΕ̣Ο
..Η̣ΤΟΠΡΙΜ
ΗΚΙΡ,ˊˊΣΠΑ
ΘΕΠΗΤ
Κ..ΤΟΝ
Θεοδ[ωρ]ήτο πριμηκιρ(ίῳ), β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) ἐπὴ τοῦ κ[οι]τον(ος)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.736 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23.0 mm; field: 20.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύρηε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοδωρήτο πριμηκιρίῳ, βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐπὴ τοῦ κοιτονος.
Lord, help your servant Theodoretos primikerios, imperial protospatharios, and epi tou koitonos.