Theodore Kotertzes, protonobelissimos (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Damaged bust of St Theodore holding a spear over his right shoulder. Traces of sigla on either side: Ε|ο|Δ̣̣|ρ|οσ : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Θ]εόδωρος. Border of dots.
Obverse
Damaged bust of St Theodore holding a spear over his right shoulder. Traces of sigla on either side: Ε|ο|Δ̣̣|ρ|οσ : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Θ]εόδωρος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
.ε..
.εοδ̣..
.νελη
...τκο
τ̣ε̣ρ̣̣ι̣
[Κ(ύρι)]ε [β(οή)θ(ει) Θ]εοδώ[ρῳ (πρωτο)]νουβελη[σίμ(ῳ)] τῷ Κοτέρτζι
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3281 |
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Diameter | 17.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Θεοδώρῳ πρωτονουβελησίμῳ τῷ Κοτέρτζι.
Lord, help Theodore Kotertzes, protonobelissimos.
Commentary
The reading of the owner's family name is not entirely certain but is the most plausible. We read his title as protonobelissimos on the assumption that the third line of the reverse began with the single letter forming the abbreviation for proto-.