Nikephoros spatharios, proedros, and epi tou oikeiakou vestiariou (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
A patriarchal cross (x at both transverse bars) mounted on a base of four steps. Fleurons rise to the lower crossbar. Within a border of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at seven o'clock:
ΚΕΟΗΘ..ΤΣΟΥΛ
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΝΙΚΗΦ.
Ρ,ΣΠΘΠ..
Ε̣,ΕΠΙΤ
ΟΙΚ,ΕΣΤ
ΙΡΙΟΥ
Νικηφ[ό]ρῳ σπαθ(αρίῳ), π[ρο]έδ(ρῳ) (καὶ) ἐπὶ τοῦ οἰκ(ειακοῦ) βεστιαρίου
Obverse
A patriarchal cross (x at both transverse bars) mounted on a base of four steps. Fleurons rise to the lower crossbar. Within a border of dots, a circular inscription beginning with a cross at seven o'clock:
ΚΕΟΗΘ..ΤΣΟΥΛ
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΝΙΚΗΦ.
Ρ,ΣΠΘΠ..
Ε̣,ΕΠΙΤ
ΟΙΚ,ΕΣΤ
ΙΡΙΟΥ
Νικηφ[ό]ρῳ σπαθ(αρίῳ), π[ρο]έδ(ρῳ) (καὶ) ἐπὶ τοῦ οἰκ(ειακοῦ) βεστιαρίου
| Accession number | BZS.1947.2.972 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 26.0 mm |
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Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικηφόρῳ σπαθαρίῳ, προέδρῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ οἰκειακοῦ βεστιαρίου.
Lord, help your servant Nikephoros, spatharios, proedros, and epi tou oikeiakou vestiariou.
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