Niketas protostrator (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of three steps. Within a border consisting of a line on the inside and dots on the outside, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at seven o'clock:
κετοσδουλ
Κ(ύριε) β(οήθει) τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
κητ̣
στρτ.
ρι
Νηκήτᾳ (πρωτο)στράτ[ο]ρι
Obverse
A patriarchal cross mounted on a base of three steps. Within a border consisting of a line on the inside and dots on the outside, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at seven o'clock:
κετοσδουλ
Κ(ύριε) β(οήθει) τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
κητ̣
στρτ.
ρι
Νηκήτᾳ (πρωτο)στράτ[ο]ρι
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.1589 |
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| Diameter | 20.0 mm |
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Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νηκήτᾳ πρωτοστράτορι.
Lord, help your servant Niketas, protostrator.
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