Andronikos Gabalas, patrikios and strategos (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
A military saint, seemingly the rarely attested St Andronikos, holding a spear and shield. Details indistinct. Faint traces of sigla in columns on either side: .α|ν|δ|.|..|ι|κ|ο|. : [ὁ ἅ(γιος)] Ἁνδ[ρόν]ικο[ς]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
κε̅,θ̅,
ανδρονι̣
κπ̅ρ̅ι̅⸣S
στρατ,γ
τγαα
λα
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Ἀνδρονίκῳ π(ατ)ρι(κίῳ) (καὶ) στρατ(η)γῷ τῷ Γαβαλᾷ
Obverse
A military saint, seemingly the rarely attested St Andronikos, holding a spear and shield. Details indistinct. Faint traces of sigla in columns on either side: .α|ν|δ|.|..|ι|κ|ο|. : [ὁ ἅ(γιος)] Ἁνδ[ρόν]ικο[ς]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
κε̅,θ̅,
ανδρονι̣
κπ̅ρ̅ι̅⸣S
στρατ,γ
τγαα
λα
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Ἀνδρονίκῳ π(ατ)ρι(κίῳ) (καὶ) στρατ(η)γῷ τῷ Γαβαλᾷ
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.4033 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 22.0 mm; field: 16.0 mm |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Ἀνδρονίκῳ πατρικίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ τῷ Γαβαλᾷ.
Lord, help Andronikos Gabalas, patrikios and strategos.