Elias imperial kandidatos and kommerkiarios (ninth century)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross mounted on a base of three steps. A cross of dots in the upper left quadran and in the lower right quadrant. Linear border around the cross and devices. Along the circumference, a circular inscription:
κεοηθητ.σ̣δλ,
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθη τ[ῷ] σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Linear border.
ηλια
'κανδη
δατουκ
μερκι
αρ,
Ἠλία β(ασιλικοῦ) κανδηδάτου (καὶ) κουμερκιαρ(ίου)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross mounted on a base of three steps. A cross of dots in the upper left quadran and in the lower right quadrant. Linear border around the cross and devices. Along the circumference, a circular inscription:
κεοηθητ.σ̣δλ,
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθη τ[ῷ] σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Linear border.
ηλια
'κανδη
δατουκ
μερκι
αρ,
Ἠλία β(ασιλικοῦ) κανδηδάτου (καὶ) κουμερκιαρ(ίου)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3956 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 mm |
| Condition | Chip at bottom of channel on reverse. |
Translation
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθη τ[ῷ] σῷ δούλ(ῳ). Ἠλία β(ασιλικοῦ) κανδηδάτου καὶ κουμερκιαρίου.
Lord, help your servant. (Seal of) Elias, imperial kandidatos and kommerkiarios.