Nikephoros spatharokandidatos (eleventh century)
Obverse
Half-length figure of St Basil offering a blessing and holding the Gospels; details obscure. Sigla on either side: ||Σ|Ι|Λ, : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Βασίλ(ειος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΚΕ,Θ,
ΤΣ,
ΝΙΚΗΟΡ,
ΣΠΘ.Ρ,
Κ
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δού(λῳ) Νικηφόρ(ῳ) σπαθ[α]ρ(ο)κ(αν)δ[(ι)δ(άτῳ)]
Obverse
Half-length figure of St Basil offering a blessing and holding the Gospels; details obscure. Sigla on either side: ||Σ|Ι|Λ, : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Βασίλ(ειος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΚΕ,Θ,
ΤΣ,
ΝΙΚΗΟΡ,
ΣΠΘ.Ρ,
Κ
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δού(λῳ) Νικηφόρ(ῳ) σπαθ[α]ρ(ο)κ(αν)δ[(ι)δ(άτῳ)]
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1479 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 20.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικηφόρῳ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ.
Lord, help your servant Nikephoros, spatharokandidatos.