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Basil imperial spatharokandidatos and horreiarios (ninth century)

 
 

Obverse

A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of steps. Details indistinct. Along the circumference, traces of a circular inscription. Indeterminate border.

οηθ.......λ

[Κ(ύρι)]ε βοήθ(ει) [τῷ σῷ δού]λ(ῳ)

Reverse

Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.

ασιλ
σπαθ
κανδ̣
οριαρ
ιο

Βασιλ(είῳ) β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθ(αρο)κανδ(ιδάτῳ) (καὶ) ὀριαρίο

Obverse

A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of steps. Details indistinct. Along the circumference, traces of a circular inscription. Indeterminate border.

οηθ.......λ

[Κ(ύρι)]ε βοήθ(ει) [τῷ σῷ δού]λ(ῳ)

Reverse

Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.

ασιλ
σπαθ
κανδ̣
οριαρ
ιο

Βασιλ(είῳ) β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθ(αρο)κανδ(ιδάτῳ) (καὶ) ὀριαρίο

Accession number BZS.1955.1.1376
Diameter 21.0 mm

Translation

Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Βασιλείῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ ὀριαρίο.

Lord, help your servant Basil, imperial spatharokandidatos and horreiarios.