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Theognostos deacon and kouboukleisios (ninth century)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of St. Nicholas, indistinct. Inscription visible to l.: Α|Γ|Ο: Ὁ ἅγιος Νικόλαος. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription in five lines. Border of dots.

θεο
γνωστ,ε
.αχισ,δ.
.κ,κ
κλ

Θεόγνωστοςλάχιστος διάκονος καὶ κουβουκλήσιος

Obverse

Bust of St. Nicholas, indistinct. Inscription visible to l.: Α|Γ|Ο: Ὁ ἅγιος Νικόλαος. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription in five lines. Border of dots.

θεο
γνωστ,ε
.αχισ,δ.
.κ,κ
κλ

Θεόγνωστοςλάχιστος διάκονος καὶ κουβουκλήσιος

Accession number BZS.1958.106.255
Diameter 21.0 mm
Previous Editions

Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 210. Another copy of this seal is at the Cabinet des Médailles, Paris (no. 51).

Translation

Θεόγνωστος ἐλάχιστος διάκονος καὶ κουβουκλήσιος.

Theognostos, the worthless deacon and kouboukleisios.

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