Nikephoros Meles (eleventh century, second half)
Obverse
St. George, standing. Details effaced. Epigraphy visible in two columns on the right: γ|ε||ργ|ι|ο|σ : [ὁ ἅγιος] Γεώργιος. Indeterminate border.
Obverse
St. George, standing. Details effaced. Epigraphy visible in two columns on the right: γ|ε||ργ|ι|ο|σ : [ὁ ἅγιος] Γεώργιος. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Indeterminate border.
Νικ.
ορΜ̣
Λ̣ητοσσ.
γιστυγΧ̣
Α̣Ν̣
Νικ[η]φόρου Μ[έ]λητος σφ[ρα]γὶς τυγχάνω
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.422 |
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Diameter | 22.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 1496; see also J.-C. Cheynet, "Argyros, fils de Mélès, et sa descendance," REB 76 (2018), 216-17. |
Translation
Νικηφόρου Μέλητος σφραγὶς τυγχάνω.
I happen to be the seal of Nikephoros Meles.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)