Paul imperial spatharokandidatos and epi tou eidikou (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
Cross with two transverse bars, standing on four steps. Along the circumference, a circular inscription between two borders of dots:
κεοηθητσδουλ,
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Obverse
Cross with two transverse bars, standing on four steps. Along the circumference, a circular inscription between two borders of dots:
κεοηθητσδουλ,
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
πυ
λσπ
θκν
επιτου
ηικ
Παύλ(ῳ) β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθ(αρο)κανδ(ιδάτῳ) (καὶ) ἐπὶ τοῦ ἠδικ(οῦ)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.613 |
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Diameter | 22.0 mm; field: 17.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Παύλῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ ἠδικοῦ.
Lord, help your servant Paul imperial spatharokandidatos and epi tou eidikou.