Kosmas imperial spatharokandidatos (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God with her hands raised before her. Sigla on either side: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God with her hands raised before her. Sigla on either side: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross of dots below. Border of dots.
ΘΚΕ
ΚΟΣΜ̣
ΣΠΘΡΟ
Κ.Ν̣,Τ,
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)[θ(ει)] Κοσμᾷ β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθαροκ[α]νδ(ι)δ(ά)τ(ῳ)
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.928 |
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Diameter | 26.0 mm; field: 22.0 mm |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Κοσμᾷ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ.
Mother of God, help Kosmas, imperial spatharokandidatos.