Niketas son of Chrysopolites, protospatharios and epi tou Chrysotriklinou (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St Niketas; details indistinct. A vertical inscription visible at right: Κ|Η|Τ: [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νι]κήτ(ας). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines beginning with a cross. Linear border.
ΚΕ̅.
ΝΙΚΗΤ.
ΑΣΠΑΘΑΡ,
ΕΠΙΤΓ.
ΤΤΧ.
Σ̣ΟΠΟ̣
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)[θ(ει)] Νικήτ[ᾳ] (πρωτο)σπαθαρ(ίῳ) [(καὶ)] ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρ(υσο)(τρι)[κ(λίνου)] τῷ τοῦ Χ[(ρυ)]σοπο[λ(ίτου)]
Obverse
Bust of St Niketas; details indistinct. A vertical inscription visible at right: Κ|Η|Τ: [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νι]κήτ(ας). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines beginning with a cross. Linear border.
ΚΕ̅.
ΝΙΚΗΤ.
ΑΣΠΑΘΑΡ,
ΕΠΙΤΓ.
ΤΤΧ.
Σ̣ΟΠΟ̣
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)[θ(ει)] Νικήτ[ᾳ] (πρωτο)σπαθαρ(ίῳ) [(καὶ)] ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρ(υσο)(τρι)[κ(λίνου)] τῷ τοῦ Χ[(ρυ)]σοπο[λ(ίτου)]
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3789 |
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| Diameter | 24.0 mm |
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Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Νικήτᾳ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου τῷ τοῦ Χρυσοπολίτου.
Lord, help Niketas, protospatharios and epi tou Chrysotriklinou, son (or man) of Chrysopolites.
Commentary
The reading of the last lines is by no means sure. We take the words restored as τῷ τοῦ Χρυσοπολίτου as a patronymic or as an indication of the owner's patron-client relationship with a certain Chrysopolites, i.e. "man of Chrysopolites."