Eustathios imperial strator and kommerkiarios (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
Bust of a saint (likely St Nicholas). Details indistinct. No sigla visible. Within a border of dots, traces of a circular inscription beginning with a cross at seven o'clock:
κε.οη
Κ(ύρι)ε [β]οή[θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)]
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Thin wreath border.
ε̣υστ
θ̣ηοσ
ρτορ
κμερ
κ̣ηρ,
Εὐστ[α]θήο β(ασιλικῷ) σ[τ]άρτορ(ι) [(καὶ)] κουμερκηαρ(ίῳ)
Obverse
Bust of a saint (likely St Nicholas). Details indistinct. No sigla visible. Within a border of dots, traces of a circular inscription beginning with a cross at seven o'clock:
κε.οη
Κ(ύρι)ε [β]οή[θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)]
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Thin wreath border.
ε̣υστ
θ̣ηοσ
ρτορ
κμερ
κ̣ηρ,
Εὐστ[α]θήο β(ασιλικῷ) σ[τ]άρτορ(ι) [(καὶ)] κουμερκηαρ(ίῳ)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2121 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 mm |
| Condition | Cracked along the channel on the obverse. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Εὐσταθήο βασιλικῷ στράτορι καὶ κουμερκηαρίῳ.
Lord, help your servant Eustathios, imperial strator and kommerkiarios.
Commentary
Note the spelling error (στάρτορι) reproduced in the transcription and tacitly corrected in the translation.