Niketas Kostomyres (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans, the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla on either side: Μ̅Θ̅ : Μ(ήτηρ) Θ(εοῦ). Indeterminate border.
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans, the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla on either side: Μ̅Θ̅ : Μ(ήτηρ) Θ(εοῦ). Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines with a cross above. Indeterminate border.
ΘΚ̅Ε,Θ,
ΝΙΚΙΤΑ
ΚΟΟΜΙ
ΡΗ
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) Νικίτᾳ Κοστομίρῃ
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.1131 |
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Diameter | 17.0 mm |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Νικίτᾳ Κοστομίρῃ.
Mother of God, help Niketas Kostomyres.
Bibliography
- Corpus of Byzantine Seals from Bulgaria (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Several seals in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection, listed below, bear the same name and may have belonged to the same individual. Cf. Jordanov, Corpus II, p. 239; see PBW : Niketas 20275.