Vaasakios Veredares, magistros, vestarches and doux of the fleet (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St Nicholas offering a blessing and holding the book. Inscription: |ν|ικ|ολ|α|ο|σ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικόλαος. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St Nicholas offering a blessing and holding the book. Inscription: |ν|ικ|ολ|α|ο|σ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικόλαος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of at least six lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
κε̅θ,
σκι
μγιστρ,ε
στρχ,κ
.ουστολ̣ου̣
τ̣ερ,
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Βαασακίῳ μαγίστρ(ῳ) βεστάρχ(ῃ) (καὶ) δουκ(ὶ) [τ]οῦ στόλου [τ]ῷ Βερ(ε)δ(άρῃ)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1339 |
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Diameter | 30.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus 2, no. 969 (family name not read). |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Βαασακίῳ μαγίστρῳ βεστάρχῃ καὶ δουκὶ τοῦ στόλου τῷ Βερεδάρῃ.
Lord, help Vaasakios Veredares, magistros, vestarches, and doux of the fleet.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)