Nicholas imperial protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou and strategos of Mesopotamia (tenth century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas blessing and holding a book. Vertical inscription on either side: |νι-κ|ολ|α : Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικόλα(ος). Circular inscription within a border of dots.
+αγ,νικολα,Rθ..σ.....
Ἅγ(ιε) Νικόλα(ε) β(οή)θ(ει) [τῷ] σ[ῷ δούλ]ῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, preceded by an ornament (effaced) and followed by a row of dots. Border of dots.
+νικολ,
R,α,σπαθ,επ
ιτ,χρ,Sστρα
τιγ,μεσο
ποταμ
Νικολ(άῳ) β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) ἐπὶ τ(οῦ) Χρ(υσοτρικλίνου) (καὶ) στρατιγ(ῷ) Μεσοποταμ(ίας)
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas blessing and holding a book. Vertical inscription on either side: |νι-κ|ολ|α : Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικόλα(ος). Circular inscription within a border of dots.
+αγ,νικολα,Rθ..σ.....
Ἅγ(ιε) Νικόλα(ε) β(οή)θ(ει) [τῷ] σ[ῷ δούλ]ῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, preceded by an ornament (effaced) and followed by a row of dots. Border of dots.
+νικολ,
R,α,σπαθ,επ
ιτ,χρ,Sστρα
τιγ,μεσο
ποταμ
Νικολ(άῳ) β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) ἐπὶ τ(οῦ) Χρ(υσοτρικλίνου) (καὶ) στρατιγ(ῷ) Μεσοποταμ(ίας)
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.2824 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 28.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 55.12. |
Translation
Ἅγιε Νικόλαε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικολάῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου καὶ στρατιγῷ Μεσοποταμίας.
Saint Nicholas, help your servant Nicholas, imperial protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou and strategos of Mesopotamia.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- De Thematibus (Open in Zotero)
- De Administrando Imperio (Open in Zotero)
- Constantini Porphyrogeniti De cerimoniis aulae byzantinae (Open in Zotero)
- Überlegungen zur Vorgeschichte des Thema Mesopotamien (Open in Zotero)
- Silk Trade and Production in Byzantium from the Sixth to the Ninth Century: The Seals of Kommerkiarioi (Open in Zotero)
- Η Μικρά Ασία των θεμάτων. Ἐρευνες πάνω στην γεωγραφική φυσιογνωμία και προσωπογραφία των βυζαντινών θεμάτων της Μικράς Ασίας (Open in Zotero)
- Molivdovuli na Damjan Dobromirduk na Trakija i Mesopotamija (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)