Leo imperial cleric (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St Nicholas offering a blessing and holding the book. Inscription: ̣Ν|ΙΚ|Ο|Λ, : [ὁ ἅ(γιος)] Νικόλ(αος). Linear border.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines with decorations below. Border of dots.
ΚΕ,
ΤΣ.
ΛΕΝΤ
ΚΛΗ
·
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ [δ(ούλῳ)] Λέωντ(ι) β(ασιλικῷ) κλη[ρ(ικῷ)]
Obverse
Bust of St Nicholas offering a blessing and holding the book. Inscription: ̣Ν|ΙΚ|Ο|Λ, : [ὁ ἅ(γιος)] Νικόλ(αος). Linear border.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines with decorations below. Border of dots.
ΚΕ,
ΤΣ.
ΛΕΝΤ
ΚΛΗ
·
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ [δ(ούλῳ)] Λέωντ(ι) β(ασιλικῷ) κλη[ρ(ικῷ)]
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.647 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm; field: 21.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Λέωντι βασιλικῷ κληρικῷ.
Lord, help your servant Leo, imperial cleric.