Theodore anthypatos, patrikios and imperial sakellarios (tenth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God, the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla on either side: ΜΡ̅θυ̅: Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Faint traces of an inscription along the circumference. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
Θεο
δ̣ρν
..π̣τ,π
.ρικ,,σ
κ̣ελρ,
Θεοδώρῳ ἀν[θυ]πάτ(ῳ), πα[τ]ρικ(ίῳ) (καὶ) β(ασιλικῷ) σακελαρ(ίῳ)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God, the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla on either side: ΜΡ̅θυ̅: Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Faint traces of an inscription along the circumference. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
Θεο
δ̣ρν
..π̣τ,π
.ρικ,,σ
κ̣ελρ,
Θεοδώρῳ ἀν[θυ]πάτ(ῳ), πα[τ]ρικ(ίῳ) (καὶ) β(ασιλικῷ) σακελαρ(ίῳ)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.1751 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm |
| Condition | Struck off center. |
Translation
Θεοδώρῳ ἀνθυπάτῳ, πατρικίῳ καὶ βασιλικῷ σακελαρίῳ.
Theodore anthypatos, patrikios and imperial sakellarios.
Commentary
The circular inscription along the circumference is too poorly preserved to be reconstructed, but from the use of the dative case in the reverse we may assume that it was an invocation to the Mother of God.