Demetrios imperial spatharokandidatos and epi ton oikeiakon (tenth century)
Obverse
Bust of St Demetrios holding the martyr's cross; details indistinct. Sigla on either side: ||ημ|η|τ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Δημήτ(ριος). Along the circumference, within a border of dots, traces of a circular inscription:
Τσδουλ
... τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of six lines beginning with a cross. A cross of dots above. Border of dots.
ημ.
.ρισπα̣
θ̣αρ,καν
̣επιτ̣ν
οικεια
κ
Δημ[ητ]ρίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθαρ(ο)κανδ(ι)δ(άτῳ) (καὶ) ἐπὶ τὼν οἰκειακ(ῶν)
Obverse
Bust of St Demetrios holding the martyr's cross; details indistinct. Sigla on either side: ||ημ|η|τ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Δημήτ(ριος). Along the circumference, within a border of dots, traces of a circular inscription:
Τσδουλ
... τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of six lines beginning with a cross. A cross of dots above. Border of dots.
ημ.
.ρισπα̣
θ̣αρ,καν
̣επιτ̣ν
οικεια
κ
Δημ[ητ]ρίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθαρ(ο)κανδ(ι)δ(άτῳ) (καὶ) ἐπὶ τὼν οἰκειακ(ῶν)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.829 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23.0 mm; field: 15.0 mm |
| Condition | Cracked and corroded. |
Translation
... τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Δημητρίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τὼν οἰκειακῶν.
[Lord or Mother of God, help] your servant Demetrios, imperial spatharokandidatos and epi ton oikeiakon.