Michael, son (?) of Artabasdos, protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou and chartoularios (eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription of five lines. Indeterminate border.
κε̅..
μιχα..
ασπα...
.χρ...
ρι..
Κύριε βοήθει Μιχαὴλ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου
Obverse
Inscription of five lines. Indeterminate border.
κε̅..
μιχα..
ασπα...
.χρ...
ρι..
Κύριε βοήθει Μιχαὴλ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Indeterminate border.
...ρτ
...τ.
..αρτ
.ασ
καὶ χαρτουλαρίῳ τῷ τοῦ Ἀρταβάσδου
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2670 |
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Diameter | 35.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Μιχαὴλ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου καὶ χαρτουλαρίῳ τῷ τοῦ Ἀρταβάσδου.
Lord, help Michael, son(?) of Artabasdos, protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou and chartoularios.
Commentary
The reading of the inscription is admittedly uncertain, given the state of preservation, but the letters visible and the spaces available make it plausible.
Letters from a previous strike can be seen on the left side of the obverse: |α|τ|δ|χ