Theodore spatharios and imperial notarios (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St Nicholas offering a blessing with his right hand and holding a book in his left. Traces of epigraphy at left: |νι : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νι[κόλαος]. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St Nicholas offering a blessing with his right hand and holding a book in his left. Traces of epigraphy at left: |νι : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νι[κόλαος]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
κε̅,θ,
.εορ,
.πθρι̣,
̅νοτ̣
ρη
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) [Θ]εοδώρ(ῳ) [σ]παθαρί(ῳ) (καὶ) β(ασιλικῷ) νοταρήῳ
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.6 |
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Diameter | 26.0 mm; field: 24.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Θεοδώρῳ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ βασιλικῷ νοταρήῳ.
Lord, help Theodore, spatharios and imperial notarios.