Leo imperial cleric (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas blessing, and holding a book. Traces of sigla: κ|ολ|α :[ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νι]κόλα(ος). Indeterminate border.
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas blessing, and holding a book. Traces of sigla: κ|ολ|α :[ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νι]κόλα(ος). Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines with decoration below. Border of dots within indeterminate border.
ΚΕ,Θ,
ΛΕΟΝΤΑ
ΑΣΙΛΗ
ΚΟΝΚΛ,
ΡΗΚΟ,
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Λέοντα βασιληκὸν κλ[η]ρηκό(ν)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.611 |
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Diameter | 35.0 mm; field: 20.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Λέοντα βασιληκὸν κληρηκόν.
Lord, help the imperial cleric Leo.
Commentary
The name and title are rendered in the accusative and not the dative case.