Anthimos spatharokandidatos (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (probably type V); in the quarters: Τσ. Thin wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ [δούλῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of perhaps four lines; only the top two lines are preserved. Thin wreath border.
νθιμ
σ̣π̣κν
Ἀνθίμῳ σπα(θαρο)καν[διδάτῳ]
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (probably type V); in the quarters: Τσ. Thin wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ [δούλῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of perhaps four lines; only the top two lines are preserved. Thin wreath border.
νθιμ
σ̣π̣κν
Ἀνθίμῳ σπα(θαρο)καν[διδάτῳ]
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.681 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 31.0 mm |
| Condition | Broken horizontally; half preserved. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἀνθίμῳ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ.
Mother of God, help your servant Anthimos, spatharokandidatos.
Commentary
The seal appears to have been struck off center, in which case the inscription will have begun with a cross; it is also likely that there is an abbreviation missing at the beginning of the second line. The owner may well have been an imperial spatharokandidatos.