David (or Davith) imperial spatharokoubikoularios (eleventh century)
Obverse
A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of two steps; an x at the lower transverse bar. Fleurons on either side. Faint traces of a circular inscription within a border of dots:
Θιτ
[Κύριε (or Θεοτόκε) βοή]θι τ[ῷ σῷ δούλῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
Δα
θ̣ˊσπ
κ
λ̣αρ
Δαβὶθ β(ασιλικῷ) σπ[αθ(αρο)]κουβ[ικ(ου)λαρ(ίῳ)
Obverse
A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of two steps; an x at the lower transverse bar. Fleurons on either side. Faint traces of a circular inscription within a border of dots:
Θιτ
[Κύριε (or Θεοτόκε) βοή]θι τ[ῷ σῷ δούλῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
Δα
θ̣ˊσπ
κ
λ̣αρ
Δαβὶθ β(ασιλικῷ) σπ[αθ(αρο)]κουβ[ικ(ου)λαρ(ίῳ)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.1744 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 mm |
| Condition | Blank too small for die. |
Translation
Κύριε (or Θεοτόκε) βοήθι τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Δαβὶθ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκουβικουλαρίῳ.
Lord (or Mother of God), help your servant David, imperial spatharokoubikoularios.
Commentary
It is not clear how the owner's name is to be transcribed. The letter in question, the first letter visible in the second line of the reverse, appears to be Θ, in which case the form Davith may simply be a variation of David.