Sergios imperial spatharios (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type). In the quarters: τσ|δλ. Border of dots.
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (indeterminate type). In the quarters: τσ|δλ. Border of dots.
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. A row of pellets above and below. Border of dots.
σερ
γιασ
ιλικσπα
θαρι
Σεργίῳ βασιλικ(ῷ) σπαθαρίῳ
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2167 |
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Diameter | 28.0 mm; field: 22.0 mm |
Translation
Κύριε or Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Σεργίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ.
Lord or Mother of God, help your servant Sergios, imperial spatharios.