Niketas son of the judge (tenth century)
Obverse
Rosace pattern. Border of pellets within a double border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines, a decoration below. Indeterminate border.
ΕΠΙΔΕ
ΘΕΟΤΟΚΕ
ΤΟΣΔΝ
.ΚΗΤ,ΤΥ̅
ΤΚΡΙΤΟ
Ἔπιδε Θεοτόκε τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικήτᾳ τῷ υἱῷ τοῦ κριτοῦ
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3359 |
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Diameter | 21.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Ἔπιδε Θεοτόκε τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικήτᾳ τῷ υἱῷ τοῦ κριτοῦ.
Mother of God, watch over your servant Niketas son of the judge.
Commentary
The absence of a channel suggests that this specimen is a token or tessera. Note the ligature of tau and omega in the fourth line.