Niketas bishop of Triaditza (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
St. George standing, holding spear, his left hand resting on shield set on ground. Inscription in two columns: .Γ|Ε|ΓΙ|ΟΣ: Ὁ ἅγιος Γεώργιος. Border of dots.
Obverse
St. George standing, holding spear, his left hand resting on shield set on ground. Inscription in two columns: .Γ|Ε|ΓΙ|ΟΣ: Ὁ ἅγιος Γεώργιος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. No visible border.
ΤΟΝΤΡΙΑ
ΔΙΤΗΣΝΙ
ΚΗΤΑΝΜ.Ρ
.ΥΣΣΚΕ..ισ
τὸν Τριαδίτζης Νικήταν, Μάρτυς, σκέποις
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.5045 |
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Diameter | 18.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 70.2b. |
Translation
Τὸν Τριαδίτζης Νικήταν, Μάρτυς, σκέποις.
Martyr, may you protect Niketas, (bishop) of Triaditza.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)
- Notitiae Episcopatuum Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
This specimen is an exact copy of its parallel, but from a different boulloterion of the same owner. The inscription is a twelve syllable verse.