Nikephoros Meles (eleventh century, second half)
Obverse
St. George standing, holding a spear and balancing his shield on the ground. Epigraphy visible in two columns on the right: γ|ε||ργ|ι|ο|σ : [ὁ ἅγιος] Γεώργιος. Border of dots.
Obverse
St. George standing, holding a spear and balancing his shield on the ground. Epigraphy visible in two columns on the right: γ|ε||ργ|ι|ο|σ : [ὁ ἅγιος] Γεώργιος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
νικη
ορμΕ̣
λητοΣ̣Σ̣̣ρ
Α̣γιστυγΧ̣
Α̣Ν̣̣
Νικηφόρου Μέλητος σφραγὶς τυγχάνω
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2251 |
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Diameter | 21.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 1496; see also J.-C. Cheynet, "Argyros, fils de Mélès, et sa descendance," REB 76 (2018), 216-17. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Νικηφόρου Μέλητος σφραγὶς τυγχάνω.
I happen to be the seal of Nikephoros Meles.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)