Nicholas bishop of . . . (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin with medallion. Inscription: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Border of dots.
.ΚΕΘ
ΣΔ
ΝΙΚ.ΛΑ
.ΠΙΣ...
.ΡΥΣ. . .
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικολάῳ ἐπισκοπῳ
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2288 |
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Diameter | 25.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικολάῳ ἐπισκοπῳ.
Lord, help your servant, the bishop Nicholas.
Commentary
The name of the see cannot be read; it seems to read .ΡΥΣ. . . , with the letter before the Ρ perhaps a Χ.