Constantine imperial protospatharios and strategos of Thessalonica (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: .Σ|ΔΛ. Linear border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. No visible border.
Κ..ΣΤ
.ΝΤΙΝ,.
ΣΠΑΘΑΡΙ.
ΣΤΡΑΤΙΓ
ΕΣΑΛΟΝΙΚ
Κωνσταντίνῳ βασιλικῷ (πρωτο)σπαθαρίῳ (καὶ) στρατιγῷ Θεσαλονίκης
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: .Σ|ΔΛ. Linear border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. No visible border.
Κ..ΣΤ
.ΝΤΙΝ,.
ΣΠΑΘΑΡΙ.
ΣΤΡΑΤΙΓ
ΕΣΑΛΟΝΙΚ
Κωνσταντίνῳ βασιλικῷ (πρωτο)σπαθαρίῳ (καὶ) στρατιγῷ Θεσαλονίκης
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.776 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 26.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 18.63. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Κωνσταντίνῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατιγῷ Θεσαλονίκης.
Theotokos, help your servant Constantine imperial protospatharios and strategos of Thessalonica.
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