Constantine father of the city (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
Cross potent on a base of three steps. Within a border of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at seven o'clock:
κεοιθιτοσοδ..
Κύριε βοίθι το σο δού[λῳ]
Reverse
An animal, seemingly a dog, with its head turned back. Within concentric circles of dots, a circular inscription beginning at twelve o'clock:
...σταντινπατιρπολε̣..
[Κων]σταντίνῳ πατὶρ πόλε[ως]
Obverse
Cross potent on a base of three steps. Within a border of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at seven o'clock:
κεοιθιτοσοδ..
Κύριε βοίθι το σο δού[λῳ]
Reverse
An animal, seemingly a dog, with its head turned back. Within concentric circles of dots, a circular inscription beginning at twelve o'clock:
...σταντινπατιρπολε̣..
[Κων]σταντίνῳ πατὶρ πόλε[ως]
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3160 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm; field: 18.0 mm |
Translation
Κύριε βοίθι το σο δούλῳ Κωνσταντίνῳ πατὶρ πόλεως.
Lord, help your servant Constantine, father of the city.
Commentary
It is likely that the engraver mistakenly inscribed πατὶρ instead of the expected form πατρὶ which would accord with the owner's name in the dative case.