Nicholas (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas holding a book and offering a blessing. Epigraphy: ..|γι|ο|σ..|κο|λ|ο. : [ὁ ἅ]γιος [Νι]κόλαο[ς]. Indeterminate border.
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas holding a book and offering a blessing. Epigraphy: ..|γι|ο|σ..|κο|λ|ο. : [ὁ ἅ]γιος [Νι]κόλαο[ς]. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Indeterminate border.
ομ.
.υμον
.κεποισ
μεσον
λονμ
κρ
ὁμ[ών]υμον [σ]κέποις με σὸν δούλον, μάκαρ
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.3679 |
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Diameter | 21.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 1600a. |
Translation
ὁμώνυμον σκέποις με σὸν δούλον, μάκαρ.
Blessèd one, may you protect your servant of the same name.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
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