Basil domestikos and kourator (?) of ... (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (seemingly type V). In the quarters: .σ̣.|λ . Indeterminate border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει [τ]ῷ σ[ῷ] δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. indeterminate border.
.̣Σ̣Ιλει̣
ομˊκ
.τνθεο
..ρι.
Βασιλεί[ῳ] δομ(εστίκῳ) (καὶ) κ[ουρ(άτωρι)] τῶν θεον(ύμων) [χ]ωρίω[ν]
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (seemingly type V). In the quarters: .σ̣.|λ . Indeterminate border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει [τ]ῷ σ[ῷ] δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. indeterminate border.
.̣Σ̣Ιλει̣
ομˊκ
.τνθεο
..ρι.
Βασιλεί[ῳ] δομ(εστίκῳ) (καὶ) κ[ουρ(άτωρι)] τῶν θεον(ύμων) [χ]ωρίω[ν]
| Accession number | BZS.1947.2.642 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 22.0 mm |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Βασιλείῳ δομεστίκῳ καὶ κουράτωρι τῶν θεονύμων χωρίων.
Mother of God, help your servant Basil, domestikos and kourator of the ...
Commentary
The reading of the reverse inscription is not clear. The owner's name seems certain, as does the office of domestikos; but we cannot be sure whether the office following is kourator or komes. We have opted for the former but do not exclude the possibility of the other. In his unpublished catalogue of the Shaw catalogue, Laurent read the last two lines as τῶν θεο[ν(ύμων) χ]ωρίω[ν] which accords with the letters visible. Its meaning, however, is unclear.