Photios imperial spatharokandidatos (tenth century)
Obverse
Bust of St Theodore holding the martyr's cross. Sigla on either side: Ο|θ : ὁ (ἅγιος) Θ(ε)όδ(ωρος). Traces of a circular inscription along the circumference visible at right. Border of dots.
τσ,,
[Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει)] τῷ σ(ῷ) δ(ούλῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
φο
τ,ˋσπ
θ,ρ,κν
δηδ
τ.
Φοτ(ί)ῳ β(ασιλικῷ) σπ(α)θ(αρο)κανδηδάτ[ῳ]
Obverse
Bust of St Theodore holding the martyr's cross. Sigla on either side: Ο|θ : ὁ (ἅγιος) Θ(ε)όδ(ωρος). Traces of a circular inscription along the circumference visible at right. Border of dots.
τσ,,
[Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει)] τῷ σ(ῷ) δ(ούλῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
φο
τ,ˋσπ
θ,ρ,κν
δηδ
τ.
Φοτ(ί)ῳ β(ασιλικῷ) σπ(α)θ(αρο)κανδηδάτ[ῳ]
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5176 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm |
| Condition | Chipped along the circumference. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Φοτίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδηδάτῳ.
Lord, help your servant Photios, imperial spatharokandidatos.