Niketas imperial silentiarios (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type VIII). In the quarters: τσ|λ. Thin wreath border.
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type VIII). In the quarters: τσ|λ. Thin wreath border.
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines beginning with a cross. Thin wreath border.
nhkΗ̣
tσιλ
ηκοσελη
.τιρ
Νηκήτᾳ βασιλικο σελη[ν]τιαρ(ίῳ)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.28 |
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Diameter | 32.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νηκήτᾳ βασιλικο σεληντιαρίῳ.
Lord, help your servant Niketas, imperial silentiarios.