Niketas (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans. Epigraphy on either side: ̅θυ̅ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans. Epigraphy on either side: ̅θυ̅ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a decoration above. Border of dots.
Α̣γνη
Τ̣Ο̣νσον
Ν̣ικηταν
οικετ
σκεπ/
ἁγνή, τὸν σὸν Νικήταν οἰκέτην σκέπ(οις)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2396 |
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Diameter | 21.0 mm; field: 14.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 42. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
ἁγνή, τὸν σὸν Νικήταν οἰκέτην σκέποις.
Holy one, may you protect your servant Niketas.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)