Nikephoros imperial protospatharios and strategos of Samos (ninth/tenth century)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on three steps. On either side fleuron up to the first arm. Along the border of dots, circular inscription.
ΚΕΟΗΘΙΤ....
Κύριε βοήθι τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΝΙΚΗ
ΦΟΡ
ΣΠΘΣΤ
.ΤΤΙ
..ΜΟˊ
Νικηφόρῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ τῖς Σάμου
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on three steps. On either side fleuron up to the first arm. Along the border of dots, circular inscription.
ΚΕΟΗΘΙΤ....
Κύριε βοήθι τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΝΙΚΗ
ΦΟΡ
ΣΠΘΣΤ
.ΤΤΙ
..ΜΟˊ
Νικηφόρῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ τῖς Σάμου
| Accession number | BZS.1947.2.148 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm; field: 20.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 44.7. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθι τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικηφόρῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ τῖς Σάμου.
Lord, help your servant Nikephoros imperial protospatharios and strategos of Samos.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, vol. 2: South of the Balkans, the Islands, south of Asia Minor
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- De Thematibus
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