Constantine protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou and symponos (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans. Part of an inscription remains: Θ : [Μ(ήτη)ρ] Θ(εο)[ῦ]. No border visible.
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans. Part of an inscription remains: Θ : [Μ(ήτη)ρ] Θ(εο)[ῦ]. No border visible.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. No border visible.
κε,θ,
τσ
κ̅̅Ν̅Ασπ.
θ,επιτ,.
κλˊσυμ
πον,
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ [δού(λῳ)] Κων(σταντίνῳ) (πρωτο)σπ[α]θ(αρίῳ) ἐπὶ τ(οῦ) Χρ(υσο)[(τρι)]κλί(νου) (καὶ) συμπόν(ῳ)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.56 |
---|---|
Diameter | 24.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Κωνσταντίνῳ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου καὶ συμπόνῳ.
Lord, help your servant Constantine protospatharios, epi tou Chrysotriklinou and symponos.