Eustathios patrikios, imperial protospatharios and strategos (eighth/ninth century)
Obverse
A cruciform invocative monogram (type V). In the quarters: ΤΩΣΩ|ΛΩ : τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Wreath border.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Wreath border.
Ε̣ΥΣΤΘΗ
ΩΠΤΡΙΚΙ
ΩΒΣΙΛΠ
ΡΣΠΘ
ΣΤΡΤ
Εὐσταθήῳ πατρικίῳ, βασιλ(ικῷ) πρ(ωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) στρατ(ηγῷ)
Obverse
A cruciform invocative monogram (type V). In the quarters: ΤΩΣΩ|ΛΩ : τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Wreath border.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Wreath border.
Ε̣ΥΣΤΘΗ
ΩΠΤΡΙΚΙ
ΩΒΣΙΛΠ
ΡΣΠΘ
ΣΤΡΤ
Εὐσταθήῳ πατρικίῳ, βασιλ(ικῷ) πρ(ωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) στρατ(ηγῷ)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.751 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 32.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Zacos 1897a. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Εὐσταθήῳ πατρικίῳ, βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ.
Mother of God, help your servant Eustathios patrikios, imperial protospatharios and strategos.