John imperial cleric and kourator of . . . (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Double cross on three steps; in the quarters, smaller crosses. Circular inscription within indeterminate border.
ΚΕ..ΗΘΕ..ΣΔΛ
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Double cross on three steps; in the quarters, smaller crosses. Circular inscription within indeterminate border.
ΚΕ..ΗΘΕ..ΣΔΛ
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Indeterminate border.
ΙΑΝ
Ν,,ΚΛΗΡΙ
Κ,ΚΟΥΡΑΤ
ΟΡ,ΤΟΥΑΔ
...Τ
Ἰωάννῃ βασιλικῷ κληρικῷ καὶ κουράτορι τοῦ . . .
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3296 |
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Diameter | 19.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ βασιλικῷ κληρικῷ καὶ κουράτορι τοῦ . . .
Lord, help your servant John imperial cleric and kourator of . . .
Commentary
The last word is unfortunately illegible; it seems to start ΑΔ, but then the last line cannot be read. Perhaps we have here a kourator of a monastery of Adrastos or a kourator of Adramyttion?