Niketas kouboukleisios and episkeptites (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Agathonikos, holding the martyr's cross in his left hand. Sigla on either side: |Α|ΓΑ|Θ|Ο: ὁ ἅγ(ιος) Ἀγαθό(νικος). Circular inscription within border of dots.
ΚΕΟΗΘΕΙΤΩΣΩΔΟ,
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δο(ύλῳ)
Obverse
Bust of St. Agathonikos, holding the martyr's cross in his left hand. Sigla on either side: |Α|ΓΑ|Θ|Ο: ὁ ἅγ(ιος) Ἀγαθό(νικος). Circular inscription within border of dots.
ΚΕΟΗΘΕΙΤΩΣΩΔΟ,
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δο(ύλῳ)
Reverse
Inscription in five lines with decorations above and below. Border of dots.
νηκ,
τακ
κλισ,ε
πησκε
πτιτ,
·
Νηκ(ή)τᾳ κουβουκλισ(ίῳ) (καὶ) ἐπησκεπτίτ(ῃ)
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4603 |
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Diameter | 21.0 mm; field: 18.0 mm |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νηκήτᾳ κουβουκλισίῳ καὶ ἐπησκεπτίτῃ.
Lord, help your servant Niketas kouboukleisios and episkeptites.