Niketas monk and priest (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans with the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ΜΡ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans with the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ΜΡ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines with decoration above. Border of dots.
ΘΚ̅Ε̅,Θ,
ΤΣΔΛ,
ΝΙΚΗΤΑΜΟ
ΝΑΧ,ΠΡΕΣ
ΥΤΕΡΟ
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικήτᾳ μοναχῷ καὶ πρεσβυτέρο
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.260 |
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Diameter | 23.0 mm; field: 17.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/2, no. 1341. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικήτᾳ μοναχῷ καὶ πρεσβυτέρο.
Theotokos, help your servant Niketas monk and priest.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)