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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 : |Θ|Ε|Ο|Δ|Ω|Ρ, : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Θεόδωρ(ος). No border visible.

Reverse

Inscription of four lines, beginning with a cross and ending with a decoration. Linear border.

ΚΕΘ,
ΤΣΔ
ΛΝΙΚΗ
Τ

Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικήτᾳ

Obverse

Bust of St Theodore holding spear in right hand, shield in left hand. Inscription in two columns : |Θ|Ε|Ο|Δ|Ω|Ρ, : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Θεόδωρ(ος). No border visible.

Reverse

Inscription of four lines, beginning with a cross and ending with a decoration. Linear border.

ΚΕΘ,
ΤΣΔ
ΛΝΙΚΗ
Τ

Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικήτᾳ

Accession number BZS.1955.1.2568
Diameter 19.0 mm

Translation

Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικήτᾳ.

Lord, help your servant Niketas.