Nicholas Skoutariotes, patrikios (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God, her hands raised before her. Sigla visible at right: θῡ: [Μ(ήτη)ρ] Θ(εο)ῦ. Indeterminate border.
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God, her hands raised before her. Sigla visible at right: θῡ: [Μ(ήτη)ρ] Θ(εο)ῦ. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Indeterminate border.
ΘΚ̄Ε͵͵Θ̄,
νικολαο
Π̅Ρ̅Ι̅⸣τοσ
κτ.ρ
ι..
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) Νικολά(ῳ) π(ατ)ρι(κίῳ) τ(ῷ) Σκουτ[α]ριώ[τῃ]
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.1275 |
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Diameter | 15.0 mm |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Νικολάῳ πατρικίῳ τῷ Σκουταριώτῃ.
Theotokos, help Nicholas Skoutariotes, patrikios.
Commentary
In his unpublished catalogue of the Shaw collection, Laurent notes that while this family is mainly known in the 13th-14th centuries, there are individuals attested as earlier as a certain John in 1086 (PG 127, 923).