Niketas Kostomyres (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God holding the medallion of Christ before her. No sigla or border visible.
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God holding the medallion of Christ before her. No sigla or border visible.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines, top line missing. No border visible.
ΡΟΥΡΕ
ΙΚΗΤΑΝ
..ΤΟΜ.
ΗΝ
Ἀγνὴ, μὲ φρούρει Νικήταν Κοστομύρην
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3691 |
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Diameter | 15.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 13. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Ἀγνὴ, 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)
- Corpus of Byzantine Seals from Bulgaria (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Dodecasyllabic. Several seals in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection, listed below, are parallel and quite possibly related to this seal. Cf. Jordanov, Corpus II, p. 239.