Constantine protospatharios (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St Nicholas offering a blessing. Details indistinct. Sigla preserved at right: Λ̣|Α: [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικό]λα(ος). Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Indeterminate border.
̣ΚΕΘ
.̣Ν̣ΣΤ
ΝΑΣΠ
.Α̣ΡΙΟ
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) [Κ]ωνσταν(τίνῳ) (πρωτο)σπα[θ]αρίο
Obverse
Bust of St Nicholas offering a blessing. Details indistinct. Sigla preserved at right: Λ̣|Α: [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικό]λα(ος). Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Indeterminate border.
̣ΚΕΘ
.̣Ν̣ΣΤ
ΝΑΣΠ
.Α̣ΡΙΟ
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) [Κ]ωνσταν(τίνῳ) (πρωτο)σπα[θ]αρίο
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.2309 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 26.0 mm |
| Condition | Both sides, especially obverse, effaced. Chipped along edges. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Κωνσταντίνῳ πρωτοσπαθαρίο.
Lord, help Constantine, protospatharios.