John (?) Melias, magistros (tenth century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas. Sigla preserved at left: |ΝΙ||Ο : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικό[λαος]. Triple border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas. Sigla preserved at left: |ΝΙ||Ο : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικό[λαος]. Triple border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of pellets within concentric circles of dots.
Κ̣Ε̅Θ,
....ΓΙΣ
ΡΤ
ΜΕΛΙΑ
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) [Ἰω(άννῃ) μα]γίσ[τ]ρῳ τῷ Μελίᾳ
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3058 |
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Diameter | 32.0 mm; field: 26.0 mm |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Ἰωάννῃ μαγίστρῳ τῷ Μελίᾳ.
Lord, help John Melias, magistros.
Commentary
We propose the owner's Christian name as John, as there is room to accommodate the standard abbreviation for this name.