Nicholas chartoularios and ktematinos (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St Nicholas offering a blessing with his right hand and holding the book in his left. Sigla on either side: |Ν|ΙΚ̣|Ο|Λ|Ο, : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικόλαο(ς). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΝΙΚΟ̣
ΛΣΧΡ
ΤΛ,ΟΣ
ΚΤΗΜ
ΤΙΝ,
Νικόλα<ο>ς χαρτουλ(άρι)ος (καὶ) κτημάτιν(ος)
Obverse
Bust of St Nicholas offering a blessing with his right hand and holding the book in his left. Sigla on either side: |Ν|ΙΚ̣|Ο|Λ|Ο, : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικόλαο(ς). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΝΙΚΟ̣
ΛΣΧΡ
ΤΛ,ΟΣ
ΚΤΗΜ
ΤΙΝ,
Νικόλα<ο>ς χαρτουλ(άρι)ος (καὶ) κτημάτιν(ος)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.640 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 26.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Νικόλαος χαρτουλάριος καὶ κτημάτινος.
Nicholas chartoularios and ktematinos.
Commentary
For other DO seals bearing the rarely attested office of ktematinos, an official charged with the management of the imperial estates (ktemata), see the examples linked to this entry.
Note the omission of a letter from the owner's name.