Constantine imperial spatharios (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
A dove, seemingly with an olive leaf in its mouth (cf. Genesis 8: 11). Along the circumference, within a border of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at seven o'clock:
κε,.τσ̣....̣
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)[θ(ει)] τῷ σῷ δ[ούλ]ῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
κ̣
νσταν̣
τιν̣.
σσπ,θ
ρ,
Κωνσταντίνῳ βασ(ιλικῷ) σπ(α)θ(α)ρ(ί)ῳ
Obverse
A dove, seemingly with an olive leaf in its mouth (cf. Genesis 8: 11). Along the circumference, within a border of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at seven o'clock:
κε,.τσ̣....̣
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)[θ(ει)] τῷ σῷ δ[ούλ]ῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
κ̣
νσταν̣
τιν̣.
σσπ,θ
ρ,
Κωνσταντίνῳ βασ(ιλικῷ) σπ(α)θ(α)ρ(ί)ῳ
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.1862 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 22.0 mm |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Κωνσταντίνῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ.
Lord, help your servant Constantine, imperial spatharios.