Thomas imperial protospatharios (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
A cross with ornamented tips, mounted on a ball and set within a frame. Stars in the quarters. Along the circumference, within concentric borders of dots, a circular inscription beginning at seven o'clock:
....ηθ..τ̣σ̣ουλ
[Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)]θ[ει] τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
θ
μ̣ˊ̣ˊσ
πθρι
μη
ν
Θωμᾷ β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθαρίῳ, ἀμήν
Obverse
A cross with ornamented tips, mounted on a ball and set within a frame. Stars in the quarters. Along the circumference, within concentric borders of dots, a circular inscription beginning at seven o'clock:
....ηθ..τ̣σ̣ουλ
[Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)]θ[ει] τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
θ
μ̣ˊ̣ˊσ
πθρι
μη
ν
Θωμᾷ β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθαρίῳ, ἀμήν
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5220 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 mm |
| Condition | Chipped and corroded. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θωμᾷ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ, ἀμήν.
Lord, help your servant Thomas, imperial protospatharios. Amen