Nikephoros patrikios, praipositos, and vestarches (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. John the Baptist holding a long cross in his left hand. Sigla in columns on either side: |Ι̅|Ο|Δ, : ὁ ἄ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ Πρ(ό)δ(ρομος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a decoration above. Border of dots.
νικηφ.
ρ,πατρι.
πραιποσ,
εσταρ
χ
Νικηφ[ό]ρ(ῳ) πατρι[κ(ίῳ)] πραιποσ(ίτῳ) (καὶ) βεστάρχ(ῃ)
Obverse
Bust of St. John the Baptist holding a long cross in his left hand. Sigla in columns on either side: |Ι̅|Ο|Δ, : ὁ ἄ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ Πρ(ό)δ(ρομος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a decoration above. Border of dots.
νικηφ.
ρ,πατρι.
πραιποσ,
εσταρ
χ
Νικηφ[ό]ρ(ῳ) πατρι[κ(ίῳ)] πραιποσ(ίτῳ) (καὶ) βεστάρχ(ῃ)
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.2815 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm |
| Condition | Large crack along bottom of channel on obverse. |
Translation
Νικηφόρῳ πατρικίῳ πραιποσίτῳ καὶ βεστάρχῃ.
Nikephoros patrikios, praipositos, and vestarches.