Lykastos hypatos, imperial spatharios and strategos of Cephalonia (eighth century)
Obverse
Badly corroded. A cross between tendrils is visible above. The first line is blank; in the second line, only the letter Θ can be discerned and in the third line only the letters Ν. Wreath border.
.....
....Θ..
.Ν...
Ἁγία Τριάς, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, βοήθη τῷ δούλῳ σου
Reverse
Four lines of inscription visible, cross between tendrils above. Wreath border.
ΥΚΣΤ
ΥΠΤ
ΠΘ/Σ
ΤΗ
Λυκάστῳ ὑπάτῳ, βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ Κεφαληνίας
Obverse
Badly corroded. A cross between tendrils is visible above. The first line is blank; in the second line, only the letter Θ can be discerned and in the third line only the letters Ν. Wreath border.
.....
....Θ..
.Ν...
Ἁγία Τριάς, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, βοήθη τῷ δούλῳ σου
Reverse
Four lines of inscription visible, cross between tendrils above. Wreath border.
ΥΚΣΤ
ΥΠΤ
ΠΘ/Σ
ΤΗ
Λυκάστῳ ὑπάτῳ, βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ Κεφαληνίας
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.2048 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 1.15e. |
Translation
Ἁγία Τριάς, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, βοήθη τῷ δούλῳ σου Λυκάστῳ ὑπάτῳ, βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ Κεφαληνίας.
Holy Trinity, our God, help your servant Lykastos, hypatos, imperial spatharios and strategos of Cephalonia.
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Commentary
Obviously the reconstruction of the last half of the reverse inscription is highly conjectural, but it is supported by the similarity of the present specimen with the others published in DO Seals 2, 1.15: see the entry for BZS 1955.1.2044 and its three counterparts issuing from the same boulloterion (1955.1.2045-2047).