Constantine kouboukleisios, chartoularios and imperial cleric (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Andrew offering a blessing and holding a long cross. Inscription on either side: Ο|Α|Ν|Δ|ΡΑ|Σ : ὁ (ἅγιος) Ἀνδρ(έ)ας. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines with decorations above and below. Border of dots.
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ΚΩΝ
ΣΤΑΝΤΙ
ΚΚ
ΤΛ,Β
ΚΛΙΡ,Κ
Κωνσταντί(νου) κουβουκ(λησίου) χ(α)ρτουλ(αρίου) (καὶ) β(ασιλικοῦ) κλιρ(ι)κ(οῦ)
Obverse
Bust of St. Andrew offering a blessing and holding a long cross. Inscription on either side: Ο|Α|Ν|Δ|ΡΑ|Σ : ὁ (ἅγιος) Ἀνδρ(έ)ας. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines with decorations above and below. Border of dots.
·
ΚΩΝ
ΣΤΑΝΤΙ
ΚΚ
ΤΛ,Β
ΚΛΙΡ,Κ
Κωνσταντί(νου) κουβουκ(λησίου) χ(α)ρτουλ(αρίου) (καὶ) β(ασιλικοῦ) κλιρ(ι)κ(οῦ)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.951 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm; field: 17.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κωνσταντίνου κουβουκλησίου χαρτουλαρίου καὶ βασιλικοῦ κλιρικοῦ.
(Seal of) Constantine kouboukleisios, chartoularios, and imperial cleric.
Commentary
The ligature, with an implied abbreviated α in between, is an unusual way to begin χαρτουλαρίου.