Constantine Opos (eleventh century)
Obverse
Standing figure of St. Nicholas holding the book and offering a blessing. Inscription: |νι|κ|ολ||ο|σ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικόλαος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
σζοισ
πον....
λτριν
κ̅ν
σῴζοις Ὠπόν [με σὸν] λάτριν Κων(σταντίνον)
Obverse
Standing figure of St. Nicholas holding the book and offering a blessing. Inscription: |νι|κ|ολ||ο|σ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικόλαος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
σζοισ
πον....
λτριν
κ̅ν
σῴζοις Ὠπόν [με σὸν] λάτριν Κων(σταντίνον)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2307 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Cf. G.S. Georgiou, "The Byzantine family of Opos: Addenda et corrigenda," Byzantion 83 (2013), no. 11. See also PBW: Konstantinos 20525. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
σῴζοις Ὠπόν με σὸν λάτριν Κωνσταντίνον.
May you preserve me, your servant Constantine Opos.
Commentary
This reading differs from that given in other editions (e.g., we read σῴζοις as the first word instead of σκέποις), but the poor state of preservation, especially in the second line of the reverse, leaves the first part of this metrical inscription in some doubt.