Borilos proedros and grand primikerios of the ethnikoi (1078-81)
Obverse
St Demetrios standing, holding a lance in his right hand and resting his left hand on his shield. Sigla on either side: Ο|̣Γ|Ι|Ο̣–Δ̣|Η̣|Μ|Η̣|ΤΡ̣,: ὁ ἅγιο(ς) Δημήτρ(ιος). Linear border.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΚΕ̅Θ,
ΟΡΙΛ,ΠΡΟ
ΕΡΚΑΙ
ΠΡΗΜΙΚΗΡ,
ΤΝΕΘΝΙ
Κ,
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Βορίλ(ῳ) προέδρῳ καὶ μ(ε)γ(άλῳ) πρημικηρ(ίῳ) τῶν ἐθνικ(ῶν)
Obverse
St Demetrios standing, holding a lance in his right hand and resting his left hand on his shield. Sigla on either side: Ο|̣Γ|Ι|Ο̣–Δ̣|Η̣|Μ|Η̣|ΤΡ̣,: ὁ ἅγιο(ς) Δημήτρ(ιος). Linear border.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΚΕ̅Θ,
ΟΡΙΛ,ΠΡΟ
ΕΡΚΑΙ
ΠΡΗΜΙΚΗΡ,
ΤΝΕΘΝΙ
Κ,
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Βορίλ(ῳ) προέδρῳ καὶ μ(ε)γ(άλῳ) πρημικηρ(ίῳ) τῶν ἐθνικ(ῶν)
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.2257 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 22.0 mm; field: 20.0 mm |
| Condition | Obverse side is moderately worn. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Βορίλῳ προέδρῳ καὶ μεγάλῳ πρημικηρίῳ τῶν ἐθνικῶν.
Lord help Borilos, proedros and great primikerios of the ethnikoi.
Commentary
This is in all probability the Borilos reviled in Skylitzes continuatus as a henchman of the emperor Nikephoros III Botaneiates (1078-1081). See McGeer-Nesbitt, Byzantium in the Time of Troubles, 176-77, 189-90.