Theodore Akapnes, imperial protospatharios and epi ton oikeiakon (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God with the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla on either side: ΜΡ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Along the circumference, a circular inscription beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΘΚΕΟΗΘ̣Ε̣Ι̣ΤΣΛ,
Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΘΕΟ̣
ΟΡˊΣΠ
ΘˊΕΠΙΤ,ΟΙ
ΚΙΚΟΚ
ΠΝΗΣ
Θεοδόρῳ β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) ἐπὶ τ(ῶν) οἰκιακ(ον) ὁ Ἁκάπνης
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God with the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla on either side: ΜΡ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Along the circumference, a circular inscription beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΘΚΕΟΗΘ̣Ε̣Ι̣ΤΣΛ,
Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΘΕΟ̣
ΟΡˊΣΠ
ΘˊΕΠΙΤ,ΟΙ
ΚΙΚΟΚ
ΠΝΗΣ
Θεοδόρῳ β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) ἐπὶ τ(ῶν) οἰκιακ(ον) ὁ Ἁκάπνης
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.2889 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm |
| Condition | Broken into two pieces. |
| Previous Editions | See PBW: Theodoros 20272. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοδόρῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν οἰκιακον ὁ Ἁκάπνης.
Mother of God, help your servant Theodore Akapnes, imperial protospatharios and epi ton oikeiakon.