Eustathios imperial spatharios and tourmarches of Macedonia (tenth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: ΤΣ|ΔΛ. Border of dots.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: ΤΣ|ΔΛ. Border of dots.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΕΥΑ
ΘˊˊΣΠΑΘΑ
ΡΙΟΤΡΟΜ
Α.ΧˊΜΑΚ
.ΔΟΝΙΑˊ
Εὐσταθίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίο καὶ τρομάρχῃ Μακεδονίας
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2499 |
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Diameter | 26.0 mm; field: 20.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 43.38. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Εὐσταθίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίο καὶ τρομάρχῃ Μακεδονίας.
Theotokos, help your servant Eustathios imperial spatharios and tourmarches of Macedonia.
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