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Romanos protospatharios, imperial notarios, and megas chartoularios of the genikon logothesion (eleventh century)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of the Virgin orans with a medallion of the Christ child in front of her. Sigla: ̅ – ΘΥ̅: Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of seven lines. Border of dots.

ΘΚ̅Ε̅,Θ,
ΡΜΑΝ
Α͂ΣΠΑΘΑΡΙ,
̣̅.ΟΤΑΡΙ,
.Χ̅Τ̅̅ΤΓ.
.Κλ,γ,θ̣
. . .

Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) Ῥωμανῷ (πρωτο)σπαθαρί(ῳ) β(ασιλικῷ) [ν]οταρί(ῳ) (καὶ) [μ(ε)γ(άλῳ)] χ(αρ)του(λαρίῳ) τοῦ γ[εν(ι)]κοῦ λ(ο)γ(ο)θ[εσίου]

Obverse

Bust of the Virgin orans with a medallion of the Christ child in front of her. Sigla: ̅ – ΘΥ̅: Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of seven lines. Border of dots.

ΘΚ̅Ε̅,Θ,
ΡΜΑΝ
Α͂ΣΠΑΘΑΡΙ,
̣̅.ΟΤΑΡΙ,
.Χ̅Τ̅̅ΤΓ.
.Κλ,γ,θ̣
. . .

Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) Ῥωμανῷ (πρωτο)σπαθαρί(ῳ) β(ασιλικῷ) [ν]οταρί(ῳ) (καὶ) [μ(ε)γ(άλῳ)] χ(αρ)του(λαρίῳ) τοῦ γ[εν(ι)]κοῦ λ(ο)γ(ο)θ[εσίου]

Accession number BZS.1958.106.5275
Diameter 21.0 mm
Previous Editions

Laurent, Corpus 2: no. 346.

Translation

Θεοτόκε βοήθει Ῥωμανῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ βασιλικῷ νοταρίῳ καὶ μεγάλῳ χαρτουλαρίῳ τοῦ γενικοῦ λογοθεσίου.

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