Alexios Komnenos, nobelissimos and megas domestikos (eleventh century, second half)
Obverse
St Demetrios standing, holding a spear with his right hand and a shield with his left. Traces of sigla at left: |Η|.Η : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Δη[μ]ή[τριος]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines beginning with a cross. A decoration below. Border of dots.
ΚΕΘ,
ΛΕΙΝ
ΕΛΛΙΣΙΜ,̣
ΜΕΓΛ,..Ε̣
ΣΤΙΚΤ...
ΜΝΗΝ
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Ἀλεξίῳ νωβελλισίμ(ῳ) (καὶ) μεγάλ(ῳ) δ[ομ]εστίκῳ τ[ῷ Κο]μνην(ῷ)
Obverse
St Demetrios standing, holding a spear with his right hand and a shield with his left. Traces of sigla at left: |Η|.Η : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Δη[μ]ή[τριος]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines beginning with a cross. A decoration below. Border of dots.
ΚΕΘ,
ΛΕΙΝ
ΕΛΛΙΣΙΜ,̣
ΜΕΓΛ,..Ε̣
ΣΤΙΚΤ...
ΜΝΗΝ
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Ἀλεξίῳ νωβελλισίμ(ῳ) (καὶ) μεγάλ(ῳ) δ[ομ]εστίκῳ τ[ῷ Κο]μνην(ῷ)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.595 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 27.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Ἀλεξίῳ νωβελλισίμῳ καὶ μεγάλῳ δομεστίκῳ τῷ Κομνηνῷ.
Lord, help Alexios Komnenos, nobelissimos and megas domestikos.