Niketas Hagiochristophorites, (imperial?) notarios (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St Christopher holding the martyr's cross before him. Inscription on either side: |χ|ρσ|τ| : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Χρ(ι)στ(ό)φ(ορος). Within concentric circles of dots, an unusual cruciform invocation consisting of Κ at the top; Θ at right; Ρ at the bottom; at left: Κ(ύ)ρ(ιε) β(οή)θ(ει).
Obverse
Bust of St Christopher holding the martyr's cross before him. Inscription on either side: |χ|ρσ|τ| : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Χρ(ι)στ(ό)φ(ορος). Within concentric circles of dots, an unusual cruciform invocation consisting of Κ at the top; Θ at right; Ρ at the bottom; at left: Κ(ύ)ρ(ιε) β(οή)θ(ει).
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
Τσ̣,
νικητ.
νοτρ,τ.
γιχρ̅
φοριτ,
τῷ σῷ δ(ούλῳ) Νικήτ(ᾳ) [β(ασιλικῷ)] νοταρ(ίῳ) τῷ Ἁγιωχρ(ιστο)φορίτ(ῃ)
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.457 |
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Diameter | 23.0 mm; field: 21.0 mm |
Condition | Partially corroded. Blank too small for die. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικήτᾳ βασιλικῷ νοταρίῳ τῷ Ἁγιωχριστοφορίτῃ.
Lord, help your servant Niketas Hagiochristophorites, imperial notarios.
Commentary
The lack of a preserved letter at the end of the second line of the reverse makes it impossible to know for certain if the owner's office was imperial notarios. We suspect that the abbreviation formed the last letter of this line.