Christopher imperial spatharokandidatos and asekretis (tenth century)
Obverse
A cross mounted on a ball; a ball at the end of the transverse bar. In the quarters at right: χσ̅|κ : [Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς] Χ(ριστὸ)ς [νι]κᾷ. Along the circumference, within a border of dots, remnants of a circular inscription:
̣σουλ
[Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ(ει) τ]ῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
χρ
τοφο
σπθ.
νˋ
κρη
Χρ[ισ]τοφό[ρ(ῳ) β(ασιλικῷ)] σπαθ[αροκ]ανδ(ιδάτῳ) (καὶ) [ἀση]κρῆ[τις]
Obverse
A cross mounted on a ball; a ball at the end of the transverse bar. In the quarters at right: χσ̅|κ : [Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς] Χ(ριστὸ)ς [νι]κᾷ. Along the circumference, within a border of dots, remnants of a circular inscription:
̣σουλ
[Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ(ει) τ]ῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
χρ
τοφο
σπθ.
νˋ
κρη
Χρ[ισ]τοφό[ρ(ῳ) β(ασιλικῷ)] σπαθ[αροκ]ανδ(ιδάτῳ) (καὶ) [ἀση]κρῆ[τις]
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.1388 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm |
| Condition | Broken; half preserved. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Χριστοφόρῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ ἀσηκρῆτις.
Lord, help your servant Christopher, imperial spatharokandidatos and asekretis.