Stephen epi tes basilikes trapezes (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St Nicholas offering a blessing and holding the book. Inscription on either side: |ν|ι|κ,λ||ο : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικ(ό)λαο(ς). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
κε̅,θ,
σ̣Τεφαν,
.πιτ,Τρ
.π̣Εζη
σ
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Στεφάν(ῳ) [ἐ]πὶ τ(ῆς) β(ασιλικῆς) τρ[α]πέζης
Obverse
Bust of St Nicholas offering a blessing and holding the book. Inscription on either side: |ν|ι|κ,λ||ο : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικ(ό)λαο(ς). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
κε̅,θ,
σ̣Τεφαν,
.πιτ,Τρ
.π̣Εζη
σ
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Στεφάν(ῳ) [ἐ]πὶ τ(ῆς) β(ασιλικῆς) τρ[α]πέζης
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1545 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 26.0 mm; field: 19.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Στεφάνῳ ἐπὶ τῆς βασιλικῆς τραπέζης.
Lord, help Stephen, epi tes basilikes trapezes.