Niketas Kostomyres (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God (Episkepsis) orans, holding the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ̅θυ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God (Episkepsis) orans, holding the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ̅θυ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
αγνημε
φρουρει
νικηταν
κοστομυ
ρην
Ἁγνὴ, μὲ φρούρει Νικήταν Κοστομύρην
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1526 |
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Diameter | 24.0 mm; field: 21.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 13. See also PBW : Niketas 20275. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Ἁγνὴ, μὲ φρούρει Νικήταν Κοστομύρην.
Holy one, protect me, Niketas Kostomyres.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)