Andrew hypatos and chartoularios of the imperial vestiarion (eighth/ninth century)
Obverse
In the middle, within a border of dots, a cruciform invocative monogram (type V): Θεοτόκε βοήθει. Along the circumference, within a wreath border, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at twelve o'clock: ΤΩΟΥΛΩΣΟΥ̣Ν̣.Ρ̣Ε̣̣.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ δούλῳ σου Ἀν[δ]ρέᾳ
Reverse
Inscription of six lines beginning with a cross; last line indistinct. Thin wreath border.
ΥΠ
ΤΩΧΡ
ΤΟΥΛΡΙ̣.
ΤΟΥΒΣΙ̣.
ΙΚΟΥΒ̣..
....
ὑπάτῳ (καὶ) χαρτουλαρί[ῳ] τοῦ βασι[λ]ικοῦ β[εστιαρ(ίου)]
Obverse
In the middle, within a border of dots, a cruciform invocative monogram (type V): Θεοτόκε βοήθει. Along the circumference, within a wreath border, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at twelve o'clock: ΤΩΟΥΛΩΣΟΥ̣Ν̣.Ρ̣Ε̣̣.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ δούλῳ σου Ἀν[δ]ρέᾳ
Reverse
Inscription of six lines beginning with a cross; last line indistinct. Thin wreath border.
ΥΠ
ΤΩΧΡ
ΤΟΥΛΡΙ̣.
ΤΟΥΒΣΙ̣.
ΙΚΟΥΒ̣..
....
ὑπάτῳ (καὶ) χαρτουλαρί[ῳ] τοῦ βασι[λ]ικοῦ β[εστιαρ(ίου)]
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.890 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 35.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Zacos 1409b. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ δούλῳ σου Ἀνδρέᾳ ὑπάτῳ καὶ χαρτουλαρίῳ τοῦ βασιλικοῦ βεστιαρίου.
Mother of God, help your servant Andrew, hypatos and chartoularios of the imperial vestiarion.