Leontios ostiarios (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas blessing, and holding a book. Inscription: |ΝΙ|Κ : ὀ ἅ(γιος) Νικ[όλ(αος)]. Along the circumference an invocation. Border of dots.
κεοηθ,τσ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ(ει) τῷ σῷ δ(ούλῳ)
Reverse
Cruciform monogram. Inscription in the quarters: οστι|αρΙ. Linear border.
ε - ι - λ - ν - τ - ω
Λεωντίῳ ὀστιαρίῳ
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas blessing, and holding a book. Inscription: |ΝΙ|Κ : ὀ ἅ(γιος) Νικ[όλ(αος)]. Along the circumference an invocation. Border of dots.
κεοηθ,τσ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ(ει) τῷ σῷ δ(ούλῳ)
Reverse
Cruciform monogram. Inscription in the quarters: οστι|αρΙ. Linear border.
ε - ι - λ - ν - τ - ω
Λεωντίῳ ὀστιαρίῳ
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.2804 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Λεοντίῳ ὀστιαρίῳ.
Lord, help your servant Leontios, ostiarios.