Euthymios (?) imperial protospatharios and paraphylax (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram; visible in the lower quarters: ̣̣–Λ̣. . Indeterminate border.
Κύριε/Θεοτόκε βοήθει [τῷ σῷ] δούλ[ῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Indeterminate border.
.Θ̣Υ̣.
ΟΣ⸉⸉ΣΠ
ΘΡ̣Π̣
Ρ̣.ΚΗΣ
[Εὐ]θύ[μι]ος β(ασιλικὸς) (πρωτο)σπ[α]θάρ(ιος) (καὶ) παρ(α)[φ(υλά)]κης
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram; visible in the lower quarters: ̣̣–Λ̣. . Indeterminate border.
Κύριε/Θεοτόκε βοήθει [τῷ σῷ] δούλ[ῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Indeterminate border.
.Θ̣Υ̣.
ΟΣ⸉⸉ΣΠ
ΘΡ̣Π̣
Ρ̣.ΚΗΣ
[Εὐ]θύ[μι]ος β(ασιλικὸς) (πρωτο)σπ[α]θάρ(ιος) (καὶ) παρ(α)[φ(υλά)]κης
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.1311 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 mm |
Translation
Κύριε/Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Εὐθύμιος βασιλικὸς πρωτοσπαθάριος καὶ παραφυλάκης.
Lord/Theotokos, help your servant Euthymios imperial protospatharios and paraphylax.
Commentary
The resolution of the reverse inscription is tentative and problematic. The first letters on the second line, ος, suggest a name ending in the nominative (or, for some names, the genitive, as in Λέοντος). The visible traces of letters on the first line suggest the name Euthymios, which is proposed here. The final word seems to be an internally abbreviated form of παραφυλάκης, in the genitive, but this is not certain.