Constantine protospatharios and grand chartoularios (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of a saint holding the martyr's cross in his right hand. Details Indistinct. Epigraphy preserved at left: : ὁ ἅ(γιος) . . .. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Cross at beginning of first line. Indeterminate border.
ΚΕ̣̅
Η̣Θ,ΤΣ,
..Ν͂ΣΠ̣
.̣ΜΕ..
Ρ̣Τ.
Κ(ύρι)ε β[οή]θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δ(ούλῳ) [Κω]ν(σταντίνῳ) (πρωτο)σπα[θ(αρίῳ)] κ(αὶ) με[γ(άλῳ) χα]ρτού[λ(αρίῳ)]
Obverse
Bust of a saint holding the martyr's cross in his right hand. Details Indistinct. Epigraphy preserved at left: : ὁ ἅ(γιος) . . .. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Cross at beginning of first line. Indeterminate border.
ΚΕ̣̅
Η̣Θ,ΤΣ,
..Ν͂ΣΠ̣
.̣ΜΕ..
Ρ̣Τ.
Κ(ύρι)ε β[οή]θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δ(ούλῳ) [Κω]ν(σταντίνῳ) (πρωτο)σπα[θ(αρίῳ)] κ(αὶ) με[γ(άλῳ) χα]ρτού[λ(αρίῳ)]
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.2311 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 26.0 mm |
| Condition | Chipped and partially effaced. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Κωνσταντίνῳ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ μεγάλῳ χαρτούλαρίῳ.
Lord, help your servant Constantine, protospatharios and grand chartoularios.