Niketas imperial protospatharios and epi ton oikeiakon (tenth century)
Obverse
Bust of St Nicholas offering a blessing with his right hand. Sigla preserved at left: |νι : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ν[ικόλ(αος)]. Within a border of dots, a circular inscription along the circumference, beginning with a cross at eight o'clock:
γ,νικολε̣θ̣.......
ἅγ(ιε) Νικόλαε β(οή)θ(ει) [τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)]
Obverse
Bust of St Nicholas offering a blessing with his right hand. Sigla preserved at left: |νι : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ν[ικόλ(αος)]. Within a border of dots, a circular inscription along the circumference, beginning with a cross at eight o'clock:
γ,νικολε̣θ̣.......
ἅγ(ιε) Νικόλαε β(οή)θ(ει) [τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)]
Reverse
Inscription of five lines (presumably beginning with a cross), ending with a cross. Border of dots.
νικητ
..ˊσπ
..πητο
.υ̣κη
κον
Νικήτ[ᾳ β(ασιλικῷ)] (πρωτο)σπα[θ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) ἐ]πὴ τον ὐκηακον
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.1400 |
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Diameter | 26.0 mm; field: 22.0 mm |
Condition | Cracked along the channel. Partially effaced. |
Translation
ἅγιε Νικόλαε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικήτᾳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐπὴ τον ὐκηακον.
St Nicholas, help your servant Niketas, imperial protospatharios and epi ton oikeiakon.