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Bardas Angoures imperial protospatharios and chartoularios of the dromos (tenth/eleventh century)

 
 

Obverse

The Annunciation. Within a border of dots, a circular inscription along the circumference:

κεο.θειτσ

Κύριε βο[ή]θει τῷ σῷ δ(ούλῳ)

Reverse

Inscription in six lines with decoration above. Border of dots.

  
ρ,
ˊˊσπθ,
χρτ
λˊτρο
τ,γγ
ρ

Βάρδ(ᾳ) β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) χαρτουλ(αρίῳ) τοῦ δρό(μου) τ(ῷ) Ἀγγουρ(ῃ)

Obverse

The Annunciation. Within a border of dots, a circular inscription along the circumference:

κεο.θειτσ

Κύριε βο[ή]θει τῷ σῷ δ(ούλῳ)

Reverse

Inscription in six lines with decoration above. Border of dots.

  
ρ,
ˊˊσπθ,
χρτ
λˊτρο
τ,γγ
ρ

Βάρδ(ᾳ) β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) χαρτουλ(αρίῳ) τοῦ δρό(μου) τ(ῷ) Ἀγγουρ(ῃ)

Accession number BZS.1951.31.5.46
Diameter 26.0 mm; field: 22.0 mm

Translation

Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Βάρδᾳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ χαρτουλαρίῳ τοῦ δρόμου τῷ Ἀγγουρῃ.

Lord, help your servant Bardas Angoures imperial protospatharios and chartoularios of the dromos.

Commentary

The first letter on the last line of the reverse, which we have transcribed as a tau with an abbreviation mark, may in fact be a ligature of tau and omega.