Euthymios priest and kouboukleisios (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Niketas, facing, with details of gestures unclear. Inscription visible to l.: |ΝΗ|Κ: Ὁ ἅγιος Νικήτας.
Obverse
Bust of St. Niketas, facing, with details of gestures unclear. Inscription visible to l.: |ΝΗ|Κ: Ὁ ἅγιος Νικήτας.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines (with last line effaced). Border of dots.
ΚΕ,Θ,
ΕΥΘΥΜΙ
ΩΠΡΥΤ,
Κ.
....
Κύριε βοήθει Εὐθυμίῳ πρεσβυτέρῳ καὶ κουβουκλεισίῳ
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.403 |
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Diameter | 20.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/2, no. 1085 |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Εὐθυμίῳ πρεσβυτέρῳ καὶ κουβουκλεισίῳ.
Lord, help Euthymios priest and kouboukleisios.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Laurent mentions that it is clear that the obverse bishop is Niketas, not Nicholas, from his appearance. He points out that the reverse is of an identical distribution as that of BZS.1958.106.239 (Corpus V/1, no. 195), and thus likely represent the same individual.