Basil imperial cleric (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas. Remains of sigla at right: Κ|Ο|Λ, : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νι]κόλ(αος). Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas. Remains of sigla at right: Κ|Ο|Λ, : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νι]κόλ(αος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines, a decoration below. Border of dots.
κε̅,Θ,
ΤΣΔ,
ΑΣΙΛˋ
ΚΛΙΡ,
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δ(ούλῳ) Βασιλ(είῳ) β(ασιλικῷ) κλιρ(ικῷ)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.173 |
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Diameter | 24.0 mm; field: 19.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Βασιλείῳ βασιλικῷ κλιρικῷ.
Lord, help your servant Basil, imperial cleric.