Kalkoras(?) monk(?) (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Michael. ΙΧ|Α: [Μ(ι)]χα(ήλ). Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines with a decoration between the second and the third line. Indeterminate border.
ΚΕ̅Ο
ΗΘ,ΤΟΣ,
ΔΚΑΛΚ⸊
ΟΡ,Α̅
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθ(ει) το σῷ δ(ούλῳ) Καλκόρ(ᾳ) (μον)α(χῷ)
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5355 |
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Diameter | 21.0 mm |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει το σῷ δούλῳ Καλκόρᾳ μοναχῷ.
Lord, help your servant, the monk Kalkoras.
Commentary
The name appears to have been abbreviated and is difficult to reconstruct with certainty. It is possible too that the mark over the alpha represents an abbreviation for (μον)αχ(ῷ).