Pankratios imperial spatharios (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of four steps. Within concentric borders of dots, a circular inscription beginning at seven o'clock:
Κε̣ο̣η̣θ̣ειτσουλ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
πγκ
ρτι̣̣
σιλικσ̣π̣
θρι
Παγκρατίῳ βασιλικ(ῷ) σπαθαρίῳ
Obverse
A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of four steps. Within concentric borders of dots, a circular inscription beginning at seven o'clock:
Κε̣ο̣η̣θ̣ειτσουλ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
πγκ
ρτι̣̣
σιλικσ̣π̣
θρι
Παγκρατίῳ βασιλικ(ῷ) σπαθαρίῳ
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.1837 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 mm; field: 18.0 mm |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Παγκρατίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ.
Lord, help your servant Pankratios, imperial spatharios.