George imperial spatharokandidatos and strategos of the Peloponnesos (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: ΤΣ|ΔΛ. Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type V); in the quarters: ΤΣ|ΔΛ. Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, presumably beginning with a cross. Wreath border.
γερ
γιβ/σπθ,
κνιτο
στρτ,πε
λοπονη,
Γεωργίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθ(αρο)κανδιδάτο (καὶ) στρατ(ηγῷ) Πελοπονή(σου)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1246 |
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Diameter | 34.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 22.25. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Γεωργίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτο καὶ στρατηγῷ Πελοπονήσου.
Mother of God, help your servant George, imperial spatharokandidatos and strategos of the Peloponnesos.
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