Agallianos spatharokandidatos and silentiarios (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God holding the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla on either side: μρ̅θυ̅ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Along the circumference, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at seven o'clock:
θκε̣ο̣η̣.......δ̣̣λ
Θ(εοτό)κε βοή[θει τῷ σῷ] δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.
γλ
λινοσ
σπθρ,κ,
,σελεν
τηρη
οσ
Ἀγαλλιανὸς σπαθαρ(ο)κ(αν)δ(ι)δ(ᾶτος) (καὶ) σελεντηάρηος
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God holding the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla on either side: μρ̅θυ̅ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Along the circumference, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at seven o'clock:
θκε̣ο̣η̣.......δ̣̣λ
Θ(εοτό)κε βοή[θει τῷ σῷ] δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.
γλ
λινοσ
σπθρ,κ,
,σελεν
τηρη
οσ
Ἀγαλλιανὸς σπαθαρ(ο)κ(αν)δ(ι)δ(ᾶτος) (καὶ) σελεντηάρηος
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.4446 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 22.0 mm |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Ἀγαλλιανὸς σπαθαροκανδιδᾶτος καὶ σελεντηάρηος.
Mother of God, help your servant. Agallianos spatharokandidatos and silentiarios.