Basil imperial cleric (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas. Remains of sigla: Κ|Ο|Λ,: Ὅ ἅγιος Νικολάος. Wreath border.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. Wreath border.
κε̅,Θ,
ΤΣΔ,
ΑΣΙΛˋ
ΚΛΙΡ,
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Βασιλείῳ βασιλικῷ κλιρικῷ
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.