Nicholas imperial subdeacon and skeuophylax of St. Thomas (tenth century)
Obverse
A patriarchal cross on four steps. Circular inscription between a double border of dots beginning at seven o'clock:
ΚΕΟΗΘ,ΤΣΔΟΥΛ,
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ(ει) τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines preceded and followed by a cross. Border of dots.
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νηκο
λ,υποδι
κ/σκευ
γοφυλτ
γ/θομ
· ·
Νηκολ(άῳ) β(ασιλικῷ) ὑποδιακ(όνῳ) (καὶ) σκευ{γ}οφύλα(κι) τ(οῦ) ἁγ(ίου) Θομ(ᾶ)
Obverse
A patriarchal cross on four steps. Circular inscription between a double border of dots beginning at seven o'clock:
ΚΕΟΗΘ,ΤΣΔΟΥΛ,
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ(ει) τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines preceded and followed by a cross. Border of dots.
· ·
νηκο
λ,υποδι
κ/σκευ
γοφυλτ
γ/θομ
· ·
Νηκολ(άῳ) β(ασιλικῷ) ὑποδιακ(όνῳ) (καὶ) σκευ{γ}οφύλα(κι) τ(οῦ) ἁγ(ίου) Θομ(ᾶ)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.721 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 26.0 mm; field: 18.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 5, no. 91.1. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθι τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νηκολάῳ βασιλικῷ ὑποδιακόνῳ καὶ σκευοφύλακι τοῦ ἁγίου Θομᾶ.
Lord, help your servant Nicholas, imperial subdeacon and skeuophylax of St Thomas.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 5: The East (continued), Constantinople and Environs, Unknown Locations, Addenda, Uncertain Readings (Open in Zotero)