Nikephoros Lachanas (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Inscription of three lines beginning with a cross. Indistinct decorations (indistinct) above and below. Border of dots.
γραΦ,
σφρα
γι
γραφ(ὰς) σφραγίζω
Obverse
Inscription of three lines beginning with a cross. Indistinct decorations (indistinct) above and below. Border of dots.
γραΦ,
σφρα
γι
γραφ(ὰς) σφραγίζω
Reverse
Inscription of three lines, a cross or decoration above. Border of dots.
λαχαν̣
νικηφο
ρου
Λαχαν[ᾶ] Νικηφόρου
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.1552 |
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Diameter | 18.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 425 (repeated in no. 1318). |
Translation
γραφὰς σφραγίζω Λαχανᾶ Νικηφόρου.
I seal the correspondence of Nikephoros Lachanas.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The reading of the family name Lachanas is not entirely certain. If, as we assume, there is a cross or decoration above the first line of the reverse, the lettering visible justifies such a reading.
Note the metrical seal of a Theodore Lachanas, dated to the latter twelfth century, cited in this entry.