Elias imperial annonarios (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of four steps. Within concentric borders of dots, a circular inscription beginning at seven o'clock:
. . . Ο̣Η̣Θ̣ΕΙΤΣΟΥΛ
... βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Double border of dots.
ΗΛΙΑ
ΑΣΗΛΕΙ
ΚΑΝΝ
ΝΑΡΙ
Ἠλιᾳ βασηλεικῷ ἀννωναρίῳ
Obverse
A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of four steps. Within concentric borders of dots, a circular inscription beginning at seven o'clock:
. . . Ο̣Η̣Θ̣ΕΙΤΣΟΥΛ
... βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Double border of dots.
ΗΛΙΑ
ΑΣΗΛΕΙ
ΚΑΝΝ
ΝΑΡΙ
Ἠλιᾳ βασηλεικῷ ἀννωναρίῳ
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.4281 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 mm |
Translation
... βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἠλιᾳ βασηλεικῷ ἀννωναρἰῳ.
... help your servant Elias, imperial annonarios.