John imperial cleric and kouboukleisios (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas, nimbate, dressed as a bishop, blessing with r. hand and holding the Gospel in l. hand. Circular inscription within border of dots.
αε,τωσωδ,λ,
Ἅγιε Νικόλαε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas, nimbate, dressed as a bishop, blessing with r. hand and holding the Gospel in l. hand. Circular inscription within border of dots.
αε,τωσωδ,λ,
Ἅγιε Νικόλαε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription in five lines with decoration above. Border of dots.
ιωαν
ν·κλιρ.
κωκου
ουκλ,
σιω
Ἰωάννῃ βασιλικῷ κλιρικῷ καὶ βασιλικῷ κουβουκλεισίῳ
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.224 |
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Diameter | 19.0 mm; field: 17.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 172. |
Translation
Ἅγιε Νικόλαε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωάννῃ βασιλικῷ κλιρικῷ καὶ κουβουκλεισίῳ.
St. Nicholas, help your servant John imperial cleric and kouboukleisios.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The first two letters of the second line are not entirely clear; however, they seem to read Ν, a · marking an abbreviation, then a , thus making this John an "imperial" cleric. The other less likely reading is that they are ΝΗ, and thus that he is a non-imperial cleric,