Nicholas Kataphloros, asekretis (twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas, blessing with right hand and holding book in left hand. Inscription: Λ|ΑΟ|Σ: ὁ ἅγιος Νικολάος. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas, blessing with right hand and holding book in left hand. Inscription: Λ|ΑΟ|Σ: ὁ ἅγιος Νικολάος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Border of dots.
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Νικολάῳ ἀσηκρήτις τῷ Καταφλόρῳ
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.1046 |
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Diameter | 27.0 mm |
Translation
Νικολάῳ ἀσηκρήτις τῷ Καταφλόρῳ
(Theotokos, help) Nicholas Kataphloros, asekretis.
Bibliography
- Catalogue des manuscrits grecs de la bibliothèque de l’Escurial (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Laurent in his unpublished catalogue of the Shaw Collection, identifies this Nicholas as the one mentioned in a manuscript of the Escurial (Miller, Catalogue, 210, 212).