Niketas priest (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas, facing, nimbate, wearing the homophorion, blessing with his right hand and holding a holding a book in his left. Inscription in columns to both sides: |ΝΙ|ΚΛ|ΑΟ|Σ: ὁ ἅγιος Νικόλαος. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas, facing, nimbate, wearing the homophorion, blessing with his right hand and holding a holding a book in his left. Inscription in columns to both sides: |ΝΙ|ΚΛ|ΑΟ|Σ: ὁ ἅγιος Νικόλαος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines with decorations above and below. Border of dots.
κεθ
νηκι.α
πρεσυ
τερο
Κύριε βοήθει Νηκίτᾳ πρεσβυτέρο
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.336 |
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Diameter | 23.0 mm; field: 17.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/2, no. 1099. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Νηκίτᾳ πρεσβυτέρο.
Lord, help Niketas priest.