Nikephoros Kastamonites (twelfth century)
Obverse
St. Demeterios standing with a spear and a sword. Sigla faintly visible:Ο|Α|Γ|Ι|ΟΔ̣|Η̣|Μ|Η : Ὁ ἅγιος Δημήτριος. Indeterminate border.
Obverse
St. Demeterios standing with a spear and a sword. Sigla faintly visible:Ο|Α|Γ|Ι|ΟΔ̣|Η̣|Μ|Η : Ὁ ἅγιος Δημήτριος. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines with a cross above. Border of dots.
ΑΘΛΟΦΟΡΕ
ΣΚΕΠΟΙΣΜΕΚΑ
ΑΜΟΝΙΤ
ΟΙΚΕΤΗΝΝΙ
ΚΗΦΟΡΟΝ
Ἀθλοφόρε σκέποις με Κασταμονίτην οἰκέτην Νικηφόρον
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2437 |
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Diameter | 25.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 59. |
Translation
Ἀθλοφόρε σκέποις με Κασταμονίτην οἰκέτην Νικηφόρον.
Triumphant one, may you protect me, [your] servant, Nikephoros Kastamonites.
Bibliography
- Die byzantinischen Bleisiegel mit Familiennamen aus der Sammlung des Numismatischen Museums Athen (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The inscription is metrical and consists of one dodecasyllabic and one septasyllabic verse. Two other seals in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection, listed below, are parallel to this seal and one is likely related. Cf. Stavrakos, Die Byzantinischen Bleisiegel, p. 198.