Constantine imperial protospatharios (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
Bust of a bearded saint; details indistinct. No sigla visible. Along the circumference, within a border of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at seven o'clock:
κεοηθτσδ..
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ(ει) τῷ σῷ δ[ούλ(ῳ)]
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. A cross of dots above. Border of dots.
κον
σ̣τντη
ν̣σ
π̣θ
Κονσταντήνῳ β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ)
Obverse
Bust of a bearded saint; details indistinct. No sigla visible. Along the circumference, within a border of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at seven o'clock:
κεοηθτσδ..
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ(ει) τῷ σῷ δ[ούλ(ῳ)]
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. A cross of dots above. Border of dots.
κον
σ̣τντη
ν̣σ
π̣θ
Κονσταντήνῳ β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.1453 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23.0 mm; field: 19.0 mm |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Κονσταντήνῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ.
Lord, help your servant Constantine, imperial protospatharios.