Michael kouboukleisios and imperial cleric (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Michael holding scepter in his r. hand and globus cruciger in his l. hand. Inscription to l. and r.: ΧΜΙ: Ὁ ἄρχάγγελος Μιχαήλ. Indeterminate border.
Obverse
Bust of St. Michael holding scepter in his r. hand and globus cruciger in his l. hand. Inscription to l. and r.: ΧΜΙ: Ὁ ἄρχάγγελος Μιχαήλ. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Indeterminate border.
ΚΕ,Θ,
ΤΩΣΩΔ,
.ΙΧΑΗΛ
Κ
.ΚΛΕΙΡ,
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Μιχαὴλ κουβουκλεισίῳ καὶ βασιλικῷ κλειρικῷ
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.232 |
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Diameter | 21.0 mm |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Μιχαὴλ κουβουκλησίῳ καὶ βασιλικῷ (?) κλειρικῷ.
Lord, help your servant Michael kouboukleisios and imperial cleric.
Commentary
The restitution of the end of the fourth line is made certain through the parallel seal.