Nicholas kouboukleisios and kourator of the patriarch (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Double cross on steps withe pellets jutting out from both crosses and tendrils emerging from the base. Circular inscription within border of dots.
.......ΕΙΤΩΣΩΔΟΥΛ.
Θεοτόκε/Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Border of dots.
ΝΙΚΟΛ
ΚΟΥˊΚΛ.
Σ,ΚΟΥΡΑ.
ΟΡ,ΤΟΥΠ.
ΤΡΙΑΡΧ.
Νικολάῳ κουβουκλησίῳ καὶ κουράτορι τοῦ πατριάρχου
Obverse
Double cross on steps withe pellets jutting out from both crosses and tendrils emerging from the base. Circular inscription within border of dots.
.......ΕΙΤΩΣΩΔΟΥΛ.
Θεοτόκε/Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Border of dots.
ΝΙΚΟΛ
ΚΟΥˊΚΛ.
Σ,ΚΟΥΡΑ.
ΟΡ,ΤΟΥΠ.
ΤΡΙΑΡΧ.
Νικολάῳ κουβουκλησίῳ καὶ κουράτορι τοῦ πατριάρχου
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1482 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 27.0 mm; field: 20.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/2, no. 1622. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε/Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικολάῳ κουβουκλησίῳ καὶ κουράτορι τοῦ πατριάρχου.
Theotokos/Lord, help your servant Nicholas kouboukleisios and kourator of the patriarch.