Nikephoros proedros and praitor of the Anatolikoi (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans with the medallion of Christ on her breast. Sigla: ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ [Θεοῦ]. Border of tight dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans with the medallion of Christ on her breast. Sigla: ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ [Θεοῦ]. Border of tight dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. No border visible.
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ΚΗΦΟΡΟ
ΟΕΔΡ
ΡΑΙΤΡ,
ΝΑΝΑΤ
ΛΙΚ,
[Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) Νι]κηφόρο [πρ]οέδρῳ (καὶ) [π]ραίτωρ(ι) [τ]ῶν Ἀνατ[ο]λικῶ(ν)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1486 |
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Diameter | 23.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 86.38. Cf. Lihačev, IZIGI, Appendix, p. VII, no. 15. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Νικηφόρο προέδρῳ καὶ πραίτωρι τῶν Ἀνατολικῶν.
Mother of God, help Nikephoros, proedros and praitor of the Anatolikoi.
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