David imperial kynarios (seventh/eighth century)
Obverse
Effaced.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Wreath border.
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Δαυὶδ βασιλικῷ κιναρίῳ
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3850 |
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Diameter | 23.0 mm; field: 18.0 mm |
Translation
Δαυὶδ βασιλικῷ κιναρίῳ.
David, imperial kynarios.
Commentary
Konstantopoulos, Βυζαντιακά μολυβδόβουλλα, no. 322 (A.E. 3024) lists a Nikephoros “β(ου)κιναρίῳ,” a reading that can be corrected to “β(ασιλικῷ) κιναρίῳ” based on this specimen.