Kalokyros imperial spatharokandidatos and epi tes megales hetaireias (tenth century)
Obverse
Bust of St Nicholas offering a blessing and holding the book. Sigla on either side: |ν|ικ|ο|λ, : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικόλ(αος). Within a border of dots, traces of a circular inscription along the circumference:
keo..ei........
Κ(ύρι)ε βο[ήθ]ει [τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)]
Reverse
Inscription of six lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
κλ.
κ̣υροˊσ
π̣θκν
ˊSεπιτ,
μεγ,ετ
.ρι
Καλ[ο]κυρο β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθ(αρο)κανδ(ι)δ(άτῳ) (καὶ) ἐπὶ τ(ῆς) μεγ(άλης) ἑτ[ε]ρία(ς)
Obverse
Bust of St Nicholas offering a blessing and holding the book. Sigla on either side: |ν|ικ|ο|λ, : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικόλ(αος). Within a border of dots, traces of a circular inscription along the circumference:
keo..ei........
Κ(ύρι)ε βο[ήθ]ει [τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)]
Reverse
Inscription of six lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
κλ.
κ̣υροˊσ
π̣θκν
ˊSεπιτ,
μεγ,ετ
.ρι
Καλ[ο]κυρο β(ασιλικῷ) σπαθ(αρο)κανδ(ι)δ(άτῳ) (καὶ) ἐπὶ τ(ῆς) μεγ(άλης) ἑτ[ε]ρία(ς)
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2258 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm |
| Condition | Broken in two along the channel. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Καλοκυρο βασιλικῷ σπαθαροκανδιδάτῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς μεγάλης ἑτερίας.
Lord, help your servant Kalokyros, imperial spatharokandidatos and epi tes megales hetaireias.