Nikephoros patrikios, imperial protospatharios and general logothetes (ninth century)
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type VIII); in the quarters: τσ|λ . Wreath border.
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Cruciform invocative monogram (type VIII); in the quarters: τσ|λ . Wreath border.
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Wreath border.
νικη
φ̣ορπτ
βσπθ
γενικ
λογοθ
Νικηφόρῳ πατ(ρικίῳ) β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) γενικῷ λογοθ(έτῃ)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.529 |
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Diameter | 28.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Zacos, no. 2224a. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικηφόρῳ πατρικίῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ γενικῷ λογοθέτῃ.
Lord, help your servant Nikephoros, patrikios, imperial protospatharios and general logothetes.
Bibliography
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 2 (Open in Zotero)