Michael imperial protospatharios and strategos of Cherson (tenth century)
Obverse
St. Michael standing, holding the labarum and globus. Circular inscription along the circumference within a border of dots:
ΑΡΧΗΣΤ.ΑΤΙΓ,ΟΗΘΕΙ
Ἀρχηστ[ρ]άτιγ(ε) βοήθει
Obverse
St. Michael standing, holding the labarum and globus. Circular inscription along the circumference within a border of dots:
ΑΡΧΗΣΤ.ΑΤΙΓ,ΟΗΘΕΙ
Ἀρχηστ[ρ]άτιγ(ε) βοήθει
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of pellets within concentric circles of dots.
ΜΙΧΑ
ΗΛ,Α,ΣΠ
ΑΘ,Κ,ΣΤΡΑ
ΤΙΓΟΧΕΡ
ΣΟΝΟΣ
Μιχαὴλ β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) κ(αὶ) στρατιγο Χερσόνος
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.746 |
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Diameter | 26.0 mm; field: 21.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 82.17; and Alekseyenko, L'administration byzantine de Cherson, no. 83. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Ἀρχηστράτιγε βοήθει Μιχαὴλ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατιγο Χερσόνος.
Commander of the heavenly host, help Michael imperial protospatharios and strategos of Cherson.
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