Zacharias protospatharios, hypatos and kourator ton oxeon (eleventh century, second half)
Obverse
Bust of St Nicholas offering a blessing and holding the book. Inscription on either side: |ν|ι̣κ|ο|λ, : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικόλ(αος). Along the circumference, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at nine o'clock. Border of dots.
κε̅,θ,τσλ
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. A cross above and a decoration below. Border of dots.
ζαχαρια
α̣Σπαθαρ,
υπατ,κρ,
τριτν
οεν
Ζαχαρίᾳ (πρωτο)σπαθαρ(ίῳ), ὑπάτ(ῳ) (καὶ) κουρ(ά)τωρι τῶν ὀξέων
Obverse
Bust of St Nicholas offering a blessing and holding the book. Inscription on either side: |ν|ι̣κ|ο|λ, : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικόλ(αος). Along the circumference, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at nine o'clock. Border of dots.
κε̅,θ,τσλ
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. A cross above and a decoration below. Border of dots.
ζαχαρια
α̣Σπαθαρ,
υπατ,κρ,
τριτν
οεν
Ζαχαρίᾳ (πρωτο)σπαθαρ(ίῳ), ὑπάτ(ῳ) (καὶ) κουρ(ά)τωρι τῶν ὀξέων
| Accession number | BZS.1947.2.510 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 22.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus II, no. 487; see also PBW : Zacharias 20101. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ζαχαρίᾳ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ, ὑπάτῳ καὶ κουράτωρι τῶν ὀξέων.
Lord, help your servant Zacharias, protospatharios, hypatos and kourator ton oxeon.