Anastasios (imperial or proto-) spatharios and thesmophylax (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Panteleemon, nimbed, details obscure. Sigla on either side: ̣|Π||Ν|Τ–Λ̣|.|Η|Μ: ὁ ἅ(γιος) Παντ[ε]λ[ε]ήμ(ων). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. No visible border.
Κ̣ΕΘ̣
..ΣΤ
Σ,.ΣΠΘ̣
Ρ̣̣ΘΕΣΜ
Υλ
Κ̣Ι̣
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) [Ἀν]αστασ(ίῳ) [(πρωτο-) or β(ασιλικῷ)] σπαθ[α]ρ(ίῳ καὶ) θεσμ[ο]φύλακι
Obverse
Bust of St. Panteleemon, nimbed, details obscure. Sigla on either side: ̣|Π||Ν|Τ–Λ̣|.|Η|Μ: ὁ ἅ(γιος) Παντ[ε]λ[ε]ήμ(ων). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. No visible border.
Κ̣ΕΘ̣
..ΣΤ
Σ,.ΣΠΘ̣
Ρ̣̣ΘΕΣΜ
Υλ
Κ̣Ι̣
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) [Ἀν]αστασ(ίῳ) [(πρωτο-) or β(ασιλικῷ)] σπαθ[α]ρ(ίῳ καὶ) θεσμ[ο]φύλακι
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.2196 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 19.0 mm |
| Condition | Worn. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Ἀναστασίῳ βασιλικῷ (or πρωτο-)σπαθαρίῳ καὶ θεσμοφύλακι.
Lord, help Anastasios, imperial (or proto-) spatharios and thesmophylax.
Commentary
Either β(ασιλικῷ) or (πρωτο) may be reconstructed before the title on the reverse inscription; only a parallel seal could confirm one reading over the other.