Constantine imperial spatharokandidatos and epi ton deeseon (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type II or V; right portion missing). In the quarters: Τ..|... : τῷ [σῷ δ]ού[λῳ]. Indeterminate border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ [σῷ δ]ού[λῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Indeterminate border.
ΣΤΝ
ΣΠΘ
ΔΕ.Ι
ΗΣΕ̣.
[Κων]σταν[τίνῳ β(ασιλικῷ)] σπαθα[ροκαν]δ(ιδάτῳ) (καὶ) ἐ[π]ὶ [τ(ῶν) δε]ησέω[ν]
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type II or V; right portion missing). In the quarters: Τ..|... : τῷ [σῷ δ]ού[λῳ]. Indeterminate border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ [σῷ δ]ού[λῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Indeterminate border.
ΣΤΝ
ΣΠΘ
ΔΕ.Ι
ΗΣΕ̣.
[Κων]σταν[τίνῳ β(ασιλικῷ)] σπαθα[ροκαν]δ(ιδάτῳ) (καὶ) ἐ[π]ὶ [τ(ῶν) δε]ησέω[ν]
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.772 |
|---|---|
| Condition | Half of a seal. |
| Previous Editions | Zacos: 1835. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Κωνσταντίνῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν δεησέων.
Theotokos, help your servant Constantine imperial spatharokandidatos and epi ton deeseon.