Petronas imperial spatharios and logothetes ton agelon (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V). In the quarters: Τσ|δλ. Border of dots.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
π̣ετρο
σπθ
γοθετητ̣
̣Γ̣ελ
Πετρω[ν]ᾷ β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθα(ρίῳ) (καὶ) [λο]γοθέτῃ τ(ῶν) ἀγελῶ(ν)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V). In the quarters: Τσ|δλ. Border of dots.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
π̣ετρο
σπθ
γοθετητ̣
̣Γ̣ελ
Πετρω[ν]ᾷ β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθα(ρίῳ) (καὶ) [λο]γοθέτῃ τ(ῶν) ἀγελῶ(ν)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.1720 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 29.0 mm; field: 26.0 mm |
| Previous Editions |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Πετρωνᾷ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ λογοθέτῃ τῶν ἀγελῶν.
Mother of God, help your servant Petronas imperial spatharios and logothetes of the herds.
Commentary
On the duties of the logothetes ton agelon (logothetes of the herds), an official who supervised the care and assembly of horses and beasts of burden for the army, see Oikonomides, Listes, 338.