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Euthymios priest and kouboukleisios (tenth/eleventh century)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of St. Niketas, facing, with details of gestures unclear. Inscription visible to l.: |ΝΗ|Κ: Ὁ ἅγιος Νικήτας

Reverse

Inscription in five lines (with last line effaced). Border of dots.

ΚΕ,Θ,
ΕΥΘΥΜΙ
ΩΠΡΥΤ,
Κ.
.... 

Κύριε βοήθει Εὐθυμίῳ πρεσβυτέρῳ καὶ κουβουκλεισίῳ

Obverse

Bust of St. Niketas, facing, with details of gestures unclear. Inscription visible to l.: |ΝΗ|Κ: Ὁ ἅγιος Νικήτας

Reverse

Inscription in five lines (with last line effaced). Border of dots.

ΚΕ,Θ,
ΕΥΘΥΜΙ
ΩΠΡΥΤ,
Κ.
.... 

Κύριε βοήθει Εὐθυμίῳ πρεσβυτέρῳ καὶ κουβουκλεισίῳ

Accession number BZS.1947.2.403
Diameter 20.0 mm
Previous Editions

Laurent, Corpus V/2, no. 1085

Translation

Κύριε βοήθει Εὐθυμίῳ πρεσβυτέρῳ καὶ κουβουκλεισίῳ.

Lord, help Euthymios priest and kouboukleisios. 

Commentary

Laurent mentions that it is clear that the obverse bishop is Niketas, not Nicholas, from his appearance. He points out that the reverse is of an identical distribution as that of BZS.1958.106.239 (Corpus V/1, no. 195), and thus likely represent the same individual.  

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