Nicholas primikerios of the oikonomos of the Great Church (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of a bearded male saint holding a book in his right hand (probably St. Nicholas). Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of a bearded male saint holding a book in his right hand (probably St. Nicholas). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
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Νικόλ(αος) πριμικήρ(ιος) τοῦ ὐκονόμου τ(ῆς) Μ(ε)γ(άλης) Ἐκλη(σίας)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3148 |
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Diameter | 20.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 5 no. 42.41b; Laurent, Corpus 5.1: no. 60. Laurent illustrates a Paris specimen. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Νικόλαος πριμικήριος τοῦ ὐκονόμου τῆς Μεγάλης Ἐκλησίας.
Nicholas primikerios of the oikonomos of the Great Church.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 5: The East (continued), Constantinople and Environs, Unknown Locations, Addenda, Uncertain Readings (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The reading of this poorly preserved specimen has been restored with reference to its counterpart from the same boulloterion: BZS 1951.31.5.3148.
The bottom of a letter from the first line on the reverse is faintly visible above the iota and mu of the second line.