Nikephoros patrikios (eleventh century)
Obverse
The archangel Michael, standing and holding the sceptre and globus cruciger. On either side: ΜΧ : Μ(ι)χ(αήλ). Border of dots.
Obverse
The archangel Michael, standing and holding the sceptre and globus cruciger. On either side: ΜΧ : Μ(ι)χ(αήλ). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
νικη
ορσ
ργισμτ
πτρι
κι
Νικηφόρου σ[φρ(άγ)]ισμα τ[οῦ] πατρικίου
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.346 |
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Diameter | 25.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 1509. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Νικηφόρου σφράγισμα τοῦ πατρικίου.
Seal of the patrikios Nikephoros.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)