Strategios imperial spatharokandidatos (tenth century)
Obverse
A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of three steps. An X at the lower transverse bar. Fleurons on both sides. Within a border of dots, a circular inscription beginning at seven o'clock:
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθι τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
στρ
τιγι,σ
πθρ,κ
νιΔτ,
Στρατηγίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθαρ(ο)κανδιδάτ(ῳ)
Obverse
A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of three steps. An X at the lower transverse bar. Fleurons on both sides. Within a border of dots, a circular inscription beginning at seven o'clock:
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθι τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
στρ
τιγι,σ
πθρ,κ
νιΔτ,
Στρατηγίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθαρ(ο)κανδιδάτ(ῳ)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3136 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 26.0 mm; field: 19.0 mm |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθι τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Στρατηγίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ.
Lord, help your servant Strategios, imperial spatharokandidatos.