Theoodore imperial protospatharios (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type). In the quarters: .Σ|̣Λ . Wreath border.
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει [τ]ῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning and ending with a cross. A fleuron at the end. Wreath border.
ΘΕ
Δ̣Ρ̣Β/.
ΣΠΘΡ̣
Ι
Θεωδώρῳ β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθαρίῳ
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type). In the quarters: .Σ|̣Λ . Wreath border.
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει [τ]ῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning and ending with a cross. A fleuron at the end. Wreath border.
ΘΕ
Δ̣Ρ̣Β/.
ΣΠΘΡ̣
Ι
Θεωδώρῳ β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθαρίῳ
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.921 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 26.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεωδώρῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ.
Lord or Mother of God, help your servant Theodore, imperial protospatharios.