Niketas and John, monks (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin with both hands open before her. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin with both hands open before her. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Border of dots.
ΘΚ̅Ε
..ηθει
..κητ
Ι̅τοισ
Χ̅Χ̅
Θ(εοτό)κε [βο]ήθει [Νι]κήτᾳ (καὶ) Ἰω(άννῃ) τοῖς (μον)αχ(οῖς)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.462 |
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Diameter | 22.0 mm; field: 18.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/2, no. 1423. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Νικήτᾳ καὶ Ἰωάννῃ τοῖς μοναχοῖς.
Mother of God, help the monks Niketas and John.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)