Theodore (?) patrikios, imperial protospatharios and protasekretis (tenth century)
Obverse
Traces of a cross with fleurons rising on the side. Along a border of concentric circles of dots and pellets, remains of a circular inscription:
σδουλ
[Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ] σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Traces of a cross with fleurons rising on the side. Along a border of concentric circles of dots and pellets, remains of a circular inscription:
σδουλ
[Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ] σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of at least four lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
θεο
πτρ
σπ
Θεο[δώρῳ] πατρ[ικίῳ], β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπ[αθαρ(ίῳ)] (καὶ) (πρωτ)α[σηκρῆτ(ις)]
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.1155 |
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Diameter | 25.0 mm |
Condition | Broken along the channel. Half preserved. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοδώρῳ πατρικίῳ, βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ πρωτασηκρῆτις.
Lord, help your servant Theodore, patrikios, imperial protospatharios and protasekretis.
Commentary
The owner's name could also have been Theodoulos, Theodosios, or Theophylaktos.