Ioannes, monk and orphanotrophos (type 1)
Obverse
St Nikolaos (bust) vertical inscriptions
Reverse
Text 5 lines
῾Ο ἅγιος Νικόλαος. / ΙΒ Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ ᾿Ιωάννῃ μοναχῷ καὶ ὀρφανοτρόφῳ
St Nikolaos. / 12 (or 2? Indiction no. ?) Lord aid your servant Ioannes monk and orphanotrophos (copper tessera)
Diameter: 26
Date: ca. 1033-1042
Seals
- DO 58.106. 5637 Dumbarton Oaks
- Fogg 2967 Dumbarton Oaks
Published
- Zacos - Veglery no. 2677 a-b
- Nesbitt, Orphanotrophos p. 59- 60