John (?) Moschos, spatharios, mystographos, and exarch (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
. . . ̣Θ
. . . Δ,
. . . Σ̣ΠΑ
. . . Ι
. . . β(οή)θ(ει) [τῷ σ]ῷ δ(ούλῳ) [Ἰω(αννῃ) β(ασιλικῷ) or (πρωτο)] σπα[θαρ]ίῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
ΜΥ . . .
ΓΡΑ . . .
Ε̣ . . .
ΤΜ̣ . . .
Χ . . .
μυ[στο]γρά[φῳ] (καὶ) ἐξ[άρχ(ῳ)] τῷ Μ[όσ]χῳ
Obverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
. . . ̣Θ
. . . Δ,
. . . Σ̣ΠΑ
. . . Ι
. . . β(οή)θ(ει) [τῷ σ]ῷ δ(ούλῳ) [Ἰω(αννῃ) β(ασιλικῷ) or (πρωτο)] σπα[θαρ]ίῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
ΜΥ . . .
ΓΡΑ . . .
Ε̣ . . .
ΤΜ̣ . . .
Χ . . .
μυ[στο]γρά[φῳ] (καὶ) ἐξ[άρχ(ῳ)] τῷ Μ[όσ]χῳ
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.3191 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm |
| Condition | Broken; half missing. |
Translation
. . . βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωαννῃ β(ασιλικῷ) (or πρωτο)σπαθαρίῳ μυστογράφῳ καὶ ἐξάρχῳ τῷ Μόσχῳ.
. . . help your servant John Moschos, imperial or protospatharios, mystographos, and exarch.
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Commentary
We may propose that the owner's Christian name was John, since the missing part of the third line of the obverse has space enough only for two or three letters, enough to accommodate the abbreviation for that name and perhaps the abbrevation for imperial or proto- before spatharios. See F317 and PBW: Ioannes 20622.