Basil protonotarios (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas offering a blessing with his right hand and holding a book in left hand. Sigla preserved on either side: ̣–Λ||Ο̣|Σ: [ὁ] ἅ(γιος) [Νικό]λαος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Cross at beginning of first line. No visible border.
Ε̣.
ΤΣ.
̣ΣΙΛ.
Ν̣ΟΤ̣Ρ̣
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)[θ(ει)] τῷ σῷ [δ(ουλῳ)] Βασιλ(είῳ) [(πρωτο)]νοταρ(ίῳ)
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas offering a blessing with his right hand and holding a book in left hand. Sigla preserved on either side: ̣–Λ||Ο̣|Σ: [ὁ] ἅ(γιος) [Νικό]λαος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Cross at beginning of first line. No visible border.
Ε̣.
ΤΣ.
̣ΣΙΛ.
Ν̣ΟΤ̣Ρ̣
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)[θ(ει)] τῷ σῷ [δ(ουλῳ)] Βασιλ(είῳ) [(πρωτο)]νοταρ(ίῳ)
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.2228 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 26.0 mm |
| Condition | Damaged. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δουλῳ Βασιλείῳ πρωτονοταρίῳ.
Lord, help your servant Basil, protonotarios.
Commentary
We read the owner's office as protonotarios on the assumption that the abbreviation for proto- was found at the end of the third line on the reverse.