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Niketas (tenth/eleventh century)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of St Theodore holding spear in right hand, shield in left hand. Inscription in two columns: |ΘΕ|.|Δ|Ω̣|Ρ, : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Θε[ο]δώρ(ος). Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of three lines, beginning with a cross. Dot above and below. Border of dots.

ΚΕ̅Θ,
ΤΣΔ,
ΝΙΚΗΤ


Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δού(λῳ) Νικήτᾳ

Obverse

Bust of St Theodore holding spear in right hand, shield in left hand. Inscription in two columns: |ΘΕ|.|Δ|Ω̣|Ρ, : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Θε[ο]δώρ(ος). Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of three lines, beginning with a cross. Dot above and below. Border of dots.

ΚΕ̅Θ,
ΤΣΔ,
ΝΙΚΗΤ


Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δού(λῳ) Νικήτᾳ

Accession number BZS.1955.1.2567
Diameter 19.0 mm; field: 17.0 mm

Translation

Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικήτᾳ.

Lord, help your servant Niketas.