Nicholas imperial kandidatos and protonotarios of the Optimatoi (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on four steps. Circular inscription between two borders of dots.
ΚΕΟΗΘΕΙΤΣΔΟΥΛ
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
+ΝΙΚΟ
ΛΟΚ
ΝΙΝ
ΟΤΡ/Τ/ΟΠ
ΤΙΜΤ/
Νικολάο βασιλικῷ κανδιδάτῳ καὶ πρωτονοταρίῳ τῶν Ὀπτιμάτων
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on four steps. Circular inscription between two borders of dots.
ΚΕΟΗΘΕΙΤΣΔΟΥΛ
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
+ΝΙΚΟ
ΛΟΚ
ΝΙΝ
ΟΤΡ/Τ/ΟΠ
ΤΙΜΤ/
Νικολάο βασιλικῷ κανδιδάτῳ καὶ πρωτονοταρίῳ τῶν Ὀπτιμάτων
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.4567 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 71.29. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικολάο βασιλικῷ κανδιδάτῳ καὶ πρωτονοταρίῳ τῶν Ὀπτιμάτων.
Lord, help your servant Nicholas, imperial kandidatos and protonotarios of the Optimatoi.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 3: West, Northwest, and Central Asia Minor and the Orient (Open in Zotero)
- Documents de sigillographie byzantine: La collection C. Orghidan (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
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- Byzantine Praetorians: An Administrative, Institutional, and Social Survey of the Opsikion and Tagmata, c. 580-900 (Open in Zotero)
- Die byzantinische Armee im 10. und 11. Jahrhundert: Studien zur Organisation der Tagmata (Open in Zotero)