Niketas Kourtikios (eleventh century)
Obverse
Standing figure of the Mother of God. Faintly visible sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Linear border.
Obverse
Standing figure of the Mother of God. Faintly visible sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Linear border.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines with a cross above. Linear border.
ΣΚΕΠΟΙΣ
ΠΑΝΑΓΝ.
ΝΙΚΗΤΑΝ
ΤΟΝΚΟΥΡ
ΤΙΚΗΝ
Σκέποις Πάναγνε Νικήταν τὸν Κουρτίκην
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.3973 |
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Diameter | 25.0 mm; field: 16.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2162 (reading the name as Kourtikes). |
Translation
Σκέποις Πάναγνε Νικήταν τὸν Κουρτίκην.
All-Holy One, may you protect Niketas Kourtikios.
Bibliography
- Corpus of Byzantine Seals from Bulgaria (Open in Zotero)
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
An alternative reading of the surname on this seal might be Kourtikes. Jordanov (Jordanov, Corpus II, p. 245) suggests the reading Kourtikios and lists this seal along with other seals belonging to the representatives of the Kourtikios family.