Nikephoros Melissenos, kaisar (after 1081)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding the medallion of Christ. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Invocation along the circumference. Border of dots.
θκεοηθει........
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin holding the medallion of Christ. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Invocation along the circumference. Border of dots.
θκεοηθει........
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Bust of the kaisar Nikephoros Melissenos wearing a cap with a crown and holding the globus cruciger in his right hand. Along the circumference, an invocation. Border of dots.
νικηφορσα...μελισσην,
Νικηφόρῳ καίσαρι τῷ Μελισσηνῷ
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.649 |
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Diameter | 34.0 mm; field: 27.0 mm |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικηφόρῳ καίσαρι τῷ Μελισσηνῷ.
Mother of God, help your servant, the kaisar Nikephoros Melissenos.
Parallel Seals
- Nikephoros Melissenos (pretender: late 1080–early 1081)
- Nikephoros Melissenos (despotes: late 1080–early 1081 or April 1081–November 1104)
- Nikephoros Melissenos (despotes: late 1080–early 1081 or April 1081–November 1104)
- Nikephoros Melissenos (despotes: late 1080–early 1081 or April 1081–November 1104)
- Nikephoros Melissenos (despotes: late 1080–early 1081 or April 1081–November 1104)
- Nikephoros Melissenos (eleventh/twelfth century)