Sergios protospatharios (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross (with X on lower crossbar) on ball and steps, with fleurons rising from the base to the upper crossbar. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
ΚΕ̣.ΗΘΙ̣ΤΩ.Ω̣̣.
Κ(ύρι)ε β(ο)ήθι τῷ [σ]ῷ δ(ούλῳ)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross (with X on lower crossbar) on ball and steps, with fleurons rising from the base to the upper crossbar. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
ΚΕ̣.ΗΘΙ̣ΤΩ.Ω̣̣.
Κ(ύρι)ε β(ο)ήθι τῷ [σ]ῷ δ(ούλῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
ΣΕΡ
ΓΗΟΣ͂
ΣΠΘ
ΡΙΟΣ
Σέργηος (πρωτο)σπαθάριος
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2868 |
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Diameter | 24.0 mm |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθι τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Σέργηος πρωτοσπαθάριος.
Lord, help your servant. Sergios protospatharios.
Commentary
Note the inscription on the reverse is in the nominative case, and seems not to continue the invocative inscription of the obverse.