Basil Chalkoutzes, protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou, judge of the Hippodrome, of the Velum, notarios of the imperial sakelle and mystographos (eleventh century, first half)
Obverse
Inscription of at least seven lines. No border visible.
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.ασιλ,.
.παθ,επ.
τ,γκλκρ
τ,επιτ
ι,τ.
ηλ,
[Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Β]ασιλ(είῳ) [(πρωτο)σ]παθ(αρίῳ) ἐπ[ὶ] τ(οῦ) Χρ(υσο)(τρι)κλ(ίνου), κριτ(ῇ) ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἱππ(οδρόμου), τοῦ [Β]ήλ(ου)
Obverse
Inscription of at least seven lines. No border visible.
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.ασιλ,.
.παθ,επ.
τ,γκλκρ
τ,επιτ
ι,τ.
ηλ,
[Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Β]ασιλ(είῳ) [(πρωτο)σ]παθ(αρίῳ) ἐπ[ὶ] τ(οῦ) Χρ(υσο)(τρι)κλ(ίνου), κριτ(ῇ) ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἱππ(οδρόμου), τοῦ [Β]ήλ(ου)
Reverse
Inscription of at least six lines. No border visible.
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.ησα
.ελλησ
.μυστογ,
φ,το..λ
κτ
[νοταρ(ἰῳ) τ]ῆ(ς) β(ασιλικῆς) σα[κ]έλλης [(καὶ)] μυστογ(ρά)φ(ῳ) το [Χα]λκούτζ(ῃ)
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.1053 |
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Diameter | 22.0 mm |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Βασιλείῳ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ Χρυσοτρικλίνου, κριτῇ ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἱπποδρόμου, τοῦ Βήλου, νοταρἰῳ τῆς βασιλικῆς σακέλλης καὶ μυστογράφῳ το Χαλκούτζῃ.
Lord, help Basil Chalkoutzes, protospatharios epi tou Chrysotriklinou, judge of the Hippodrome, of the Velum, notarios of the imperial sakelle and mystographos.
Commentary
See Andreas Gkoutzioukostas and Alexandra-Kyriaki Wassiliou-Seibt, "The origin and the members of the Kamytzes family: A contribution to Byzantine prosopography," DOP 72 (2018), 179 and note 96.