Nicholas Chrysoberges, protokensor and megas oikonomos of the Western episkepsis (eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription in six lines with final four letters between two horizontal bars. Border of dots.
ΚΕ̅ο
ηθειτ
σδουλ
νικολα
προτ,κεν
σρι
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικόλαῳ προτ(ο)κένσωρι
Obverse
Inscription in six lines with final four letters between two horizontal bars. Border of dots.
ΚΕ̅ο
ηθειτ
σδουλ
νικολα
προτ,κεν
σρι
Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικόλαῳ προτ(ο)κένσωρι
Reverse
Inscription in six lines with the first line flanked on each side by a pellet. Border of dots.
·οι·
κονομ
τνδυσικ,
επισκεψε
ντχρυ
σοεργ,
(καὶ) μ(ε)γ(άλῳ) οἰκονόμῳ τῶν δυσικ(ῶν) ἐπισκέψεων τῷ χρυσοβέργ(ῃ)
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.4155 |
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Diameter | 23.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 1.30b. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικόλαῳ πρωτοκένσωρι καὶ μεγάλῳ οἰκονόμῳ τῶν δυσικῶν ἐπισκέψεων τῷ Χρυσοβέργῃ.
Lord, help your servant Nicholas Chrysoberges protokensor and megas oikonomos of the Western episkepseis.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The reading of this seal has been restored with reference to its better preserved parallel from the same boulloterion: BZS.1958.106.1366. See the commentary to that entry.