Constantine imperial protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou (tenth century)
Obverse
Busts of two emperors (likely Basil II and Constantine VIII) holding a long patriarchal cross between them. Invocation in the upper circumference. Border of dots.
Κύριε βοήθι τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
κν
σταντι
ν,Ασπαθ
επιτ,χρυ.
.ρικ,
Κωνσταντίνῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου
Obverse
Busts of two emperors (likely Basil II and Constantine VIII) holding a long patriarchal cross between them. Invocation in the upper circumference. Border of dots.
Κύριε βοήθι τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
κν
σταντι
ν,Ασπαθ
επιτ,χρυ.
.ρικ,
Κωνσταντίνῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.4631 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23.0 mm |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθι τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Κωνσταντίνῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου.
Lord, help your servant Constantine imperial protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection, Vol. 3, Leo III to Nicephorus III (717-1081) (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The image on the obverse is very similar to those appearing on gold coins of Basil II and Constantine VIII in the period before 989; see Grierson, DOC III/2, 613-16, and nos. 1-2 on plate XLIII.