John patrikios, imperial protospatharios, and logothetes of the oxys dromos, guarded by God (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram; in the quarters: Τ–Σ|–Λ. Indeterminate border.
Κύριε/Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, followed by decoration. Wreath border.
ΙΝΝΗ
ΠΤΡΣΠ
ΛΟΓΤΟΞ
ΘΕΟΦΚΡ
Ἰωάννῃ πατρ(ικίῳ) β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπ(αθαρίῳ) (καὶ) λογ(οθέτῃ) τ(οῦ) ὀξ(έως) θεοφ(υλά)κ(του) δρ(όμου)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram; in the quarters: Τ–Σ|–Λ. Indeterminate border.
Κύριε/Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, followed by decoration. Wreath border.
ΙΝΝΗ
ΠΤΡΣΠ
ΛΟΓΤΟΞ
ΘΕΟΦΚΡ
Ἰωάννῃ πατρ(ικίῳ) β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπ(αθαρίῳ) (καὶ) λογ(οθέτῃ) τ(οῦ) ὀξ(έως) θεοφ(υλά)κ(του) δρ(όμου)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3472 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus 2: no. 476; Zacos–Veglery, no. 2042. |
Translation
Κύριε/Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ πατρικίῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ λογοθέτῃ τοῦ ὀξέως θεοφυλάκτου δρόμου.
Lord/Theotokos, help your servant John patrikios, imperial protospatharios, and logothetes of the oxys dromos, guarded by God.
Commentary
Laurent and Zacos–Veglery read the fifth letter on the final line of the reverse as a , yielding θεοφ(υλάκτου) β(ασιλικοῦ) δρ(όμου). It is more clearly a Κ.