Romanos proto(?)spatharios and judge of the Hippodrome (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St Nicholas holding the Gospel and offering a blessing. Traces of epigraphy at right: κο|λ, : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νι]κόλ(αος). Remains of a circular inscription along the circumference. Border of dots.
σ...λ,
[Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τ]ῷ σῷ [δού]λ(ῳ)
Obverse
Bust of St Nicholas holding the Gospel and offering a blessing. Traces of epigraphy at right: κο|λ, : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νι]κόλ(αος). Remains of a circular inscription along the circumference. Border of dots.
σ...λ,
[Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τ]ῷ σῷ [δού]λ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Decorations above and below. Border of dots.
ρ
.σπα̣
κριτ,.
τιπ
ρομ
Ῥω[μανῷ (πρωτο)]σπα[θ(αρίῳ) (καὶ)] κριτ(ῇ) [ἐπὶ] τοῦ Ἱπ[πο]δρόμ(ου)
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.1102 |
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Diameter | 27.0 mm |
Condition | Broken; half preserved. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ῥωμανῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ κριτῇ ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἱπποδρόμου