Constantine primikerios and archon of the imperial armamenton (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type). In the quarters: ..Σ|Λ : [τῷ] σῷ δούλῳ. Thin wreath border.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Thin wreath border.
Κ.
ΣΤ.Τ,ΠΡ̣
ΙΜΙΚ,ΡΧ
ΟΝΤ̣ΤΟΥ
ΡΜΜ̣
Κω[ν]στα[ν]τ(ίνῳ) πριμικ(ηρίῳ) (καὶ) ἄρχοντ(ι) τοῦ β(ασιλικοῦ) ἀρμαμ(έντου)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type). In the quarters: ..Σ|Λ : [τῷ] σῷ δούλῳ. Thin wreath border.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Thin wreath border.
Κ.
ΣΤ.Τ,ΠΡ̣
ΙΜΙΚ,ΡΧ
ΟΝΤ̣ΤΟΥ
ΡΜΜ̣
Κω[ν]στα[ν]τ(ίνῳ) πριμικ(ηρίῳ) (καὶ) ἄρχοντ(ι) τοῦ β(ασιλικοῦ) ἀρμαμ(έντου)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.944 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε or Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Κωνσταντίνῳ πριμικηρίῳ καὶ ἄρχοντι τοῦ βασιλικοῦ ἀρμαμέντου.
Lord or Mother of God, help your servant Constantine primikerios and archon of the imperial armamenton.