Hadrian (Adrianos) imperial spatharokandidatos and epi tes hetaireias (tenth century)
Obverse
A cross potent mounted on a base of four steps. Along the circumference, within a border of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at seven o'clock:
ΚΕΟΗΘ..Τ̣ΣΟΥΛ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ[ει] τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
̣Ρ̣.̣.
ΣΠΘ
ΡΚΝ
ΙΕ̣Π̣ΙΤ
ΕΤΕ̣ΡΙ,
· · ·
Ἀδρ[ι]α[ν]ῷ β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθαρωκανδιδ(άτῳ) (καὶ) ἐπὶ τ(ῆς) ἑτερία(ς)
Obverse
A cross potent mounted on a base of four steps. Along the circumference, within a border of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at seven o'clock:
ΚΕΟΗΘ..Τ̣ΣΟΥΛ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ[ει] τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
̣Ρ̣.̣.
ΣΠΘ
ΡΚΝ
ΙΕ̣Π̣ΙΤ
ΕΤΕ̣ΡΙ,
· · ·
Ἀδρ[ι]α[ν]ῷ β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθαρωκανδιδ(άτῳ) (καὶ) ἐπὶ τ(ῆς) ἑτερία(ς)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.900 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἀδριανῷ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρωκανδιδάτῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς ἑτερίας.
Lord, help your servant Hadrian, imperial spatharokandidatos and epi tes hetaireias.