N. imperial (or proto)spatharios and megas chartoularios of the genikon logothesion (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God, holding the Christ child in her left arm. Sigla preserved at right: Θ̅ : [Μ(ήτηρ)] Θ(εοῦ). Traces of circular inscription at left. Indeterminate border.
.Θ....Θ..,
Θ(εοτό)[κε βοή]θ[ει σῷ τῷ δούλῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
αθαρ,
χ̣αρτου
α̣ρ,τγε
ι̣κλογ
..σ̣ιου
... [β(ασιλικῷ) or (πρωτο)σπ]αθαρ(ίῳ) (καὶ) [μ(ε)γ(άλῳ)] χαρτου[λ]αρ(ίῳ) τοῦ γε[ν]ικ(οῦ) λογω[θε]σίου
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God, holding the Christ child in her left arm. Sigla preserved at right: Θ̅ : [Μ(ήτηρ)] Θ(εοῦ). Traces of circular inscription at left. Indeterminate border.
.Θ....Θ..,
Θ(εοτό)[κε βοή]θ[ει σῷ τῷ δούλῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
αθαρ,
χ̣αρτου
α̣ρ,τγε
ι̣κλογ
..σ̣ιου
... [β(ασιλικῷ) or (πρωτο)σπ]αθαρ(ίῳ) (καὶ) [μ(ε)γ(άλῳ)] χαρτου[λ]αρ(ίῳ) τοῦ γε[ν]ικ(οῦ) λογω[θε]σίου
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.2866 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 28.0 mm |
| Condition | Damaged. Cracked along the channel. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει σῷ τῷ δούλῳ βασιλικῷ (or πρωτο) σπαθαρίῳ καὶ μεγάλῳ χαρτουλαρίῳ τοῦ γενικοῦ λογωθεσίου.
Mother of God, help N. imperial (or proto)spatharios and megas chartoularios of the genikon logothesion.
Commentary
The inscription has been restored in part by comparison with the related specimens cited in this entry.