Nicholas imperial protospatharios and domestikos of the Optimatoi (tenth century)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on four steps. Circular inscription. No visible border.
ΚΕΟΗΘΕΙΤΣΔΟΥΛ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on four steps. Circular inscription. No visible border.
ΚΕΟΗΘΕΙΤΣΔΟΥΛ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. No visible border.
.ΝΙΚΟ
ΛΑΑΣ
ΠΑΘSΔΟΜ
ΤΝΟΠΤ
ΗΜΑΤ
Νικολάῳ β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) δομ(εστίκῳ) τῶν Ὀπτημάτ(ων)
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.1233 |
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Diameter | 21.0 mm |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικολάῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ δομεστίκῳ τῶν Ὀπτημάτων.
Lord, help your servant Nicholas, imperial protospatharios and domestikos of the Optimatoi.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 3: West, Northwest, and Central Asia Minor and the Orient (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
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- Die byzantinische Armee im 10. und 11. Jahrhundert: Studien zur Organisation der Tagmata (Open in Zotero)