Theodotos imperial spatharokandidatos and epi ton oikeiakon (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of three steps atop a ball. Within a border of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at seven o'clock:
κεοηθητσΔλ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
θεοδο
τοσπαθ
κανδιδε
πητονυ
κηακ
Θεοδότο β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθ(αρο)κανδιδ(άτῳ) (καὶ) ἐπὴ τον ὐκηακ(ῶν)
Obverse
A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of three steps atop a ball. Within a border of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at seven o'clock:
κεοηθητσΔλ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
θεοδο
τοσπαθ
κανδιδε
πητονυ
κηακ
Θεοδότο β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθ(αρο)κανδιδ(άτῳ) (καὶ) ἐπὴ τον ὐκηακ(ῶν)
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.1683 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm |
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Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοδότο βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ ἐπὴ τον ὐκηακῶν.
Lord, help your servant Theodotos, imperial spatharokandidatos and epi ton oikeiakon.
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