George imperial spatharios (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type VIII); in the quarters: .Σ| ΔΛ. Wreath border.
Κύριε βοήθει [τ]ῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type VIII); in the quarters: .Σ| ΔΛ. Wreath border.
Κύριε βοήθει [τ]ῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of three lines beginning with a cross. Wreath border.
ΓΕ.
ΓΙΒ/ ΣΠ.
ΘΡΙ
Γε[ωρ]γίῳ β(ασιλικῷ) σπ[α]θαρίῳ
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.846 |
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Diameter | 24.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Γεωργίῳ βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ.
Mother of God, help your servant George, imperial spatharios.