Eustratios imperial silentiarios and epi ton barbaron (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V). In the quarters: ..Σ|Δ.. : [τῷ] σῷ δού[λῳ]. Indeterminate border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει [τῷ] σῷ δού[λῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Wreath border.
ΕΥΣ̣...
Τ̣ΙΒ⸣ ΣΕ̣...
.Ι̣Ρ ΕΠ̣.
...Ρ̣ΒΑΡ̣
Εὐσ[τρα]τίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) σε[λεντ]ιαρ(ίῳ καὶ) ἐπ[ὶ τ(ῶν) βαρ]βάρων.
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V). In the quarters: ..Σ|Δ.. : [τῷ] σῷ δού[λῳ]. Indeterminate border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει [τῷ] σῷ δού[λῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Wreath border.
ΕΥΣ̣...
Τ̣ΙΒ⸣ ΣΕ̣...
.Ι̣Ρ ΕΠ̣.
...Ρ̣ΒΑΡ̣
Εὐσ[τρα]τίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) σε[λεντ]ιαρ(ίῳ καὶ) ἐπ[ὶ τ(ῶν) βαρ]βάρων.
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.868 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 29.0 mm |
| Condition | Pressed flat along the sides, with loss of lettering. |
| Previous Editions | Zacos: 1909. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Εὐστρατίῳ βασιλικῷ σελεντιαρίῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν βαρβάρων.
Theotokos, help your servant Eustratios imperial silentiarios and epi ton barbaron.