Bardanes hypatos, imperial spatharios and protostrator (eighth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the corners: Τ–|Λ–Σ. Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ δούλῳ σοῦ
Reverse
Inscription of six lines, with a cross at the beginning of the first line. Indeterminate border.
.ΑΡ
̣ΝΗΥΠ
.Τ̣̣ΣΙΛ̣
.ΠΘΡΙ̣.
ΠΡΟΤΣΤ
Ρ̣̣ΤΡΙ̣
[Β]αρδάνῃ ὑπ[ά]τῳ βασιλ(ικῷ) [σ]παθαρίῳ (καὶ) προτωστράτωρι
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the corners: Τ–|Λ–Σ. Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ δούλῳ σοῦ
Reverse
Inscription of six lines, with a cross at the beginning of the first line. Indeterminate border.
.ΑΡ
̣ΝΗΥΠ
.Τ̣̣ΣΙΛ̣
.ΠΘΡΙ̣.
ΠΡΟΤΣΤ
Ρ̣̣ΤΡΙ̣
[Β]αρδάνῃ ὑπ[ά]τῳ βασιλ(ικῷ) [σ]παθαρίῳ (καὶ) προτωστράτωρι
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.711 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 28.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Zacos 1749. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ δούλῳ σοῦ Βαρδάνῃ ὑπάτῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ προτωστράτωρι.
Mother of God, help your servant Bardanes, hypatos, imperial spatharios and protostrator.
Commentary
See PmbZ #756.