Niketas Kostomyres (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans. Sigla preserved at left: ̅ : Μ(ήτη)ρ [Θ(εο)ῦ]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines with a decoration above. Border of dots.
ΣΖΟΙΣ
Α,ΚΟ
ΟΥΡ
ΝΙΚΗΤ
σῴζοις, ἄμωμ(ε), Κοστομύρην Νικήτ(αν)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans. Sigla preserved at left: ̅ : Μ(ήτη)ρ [Θ(εο)ῦ]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines with a decoration above. Border of dots.
ΣΖΟΙΣ
Α,ΚΟ
ΟΥΡ
ΝΙΚΗΤ
σῴζοις, ἄμωμ(ε), Κοστομύρην Νικήτ(αν)
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.98 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm; field: 21.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
σῴζοις, ἄμωμε, Κοστομύρην Νικήταν.
Immaculate One, may you preserve Niketas Kostomyres.
Bibliography
- Corpus of Byzantine Seals from Bulgaria (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Dodecasyllabic. Several seals in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection, listed below, are possibly related to this seal. Cf. Jordanov, Corpus II, p. 239.