Nicholas Niketes (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Menas, holding a martyr's cross. Details indistinct. On either side, traces of epigraphy: |μι|νΑ|σ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Μινάς. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. Menas, holding a martyr's cross. Details indistinct. On either side, traces of epigraphy: |μι|νΑ|σ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Μινάς. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
.ικη
Τ̣̣Ν̣ικο
..ονμαρ
.Υ̣σσκε.
Ο̣Ι̣Σ̣
[Ν]ικήτην Νικό[λα]ον, μάρ[τ]υς, σκέ[π]οις
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2454 |
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Diameter | 17.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 1479. |
Translation
Νικήτην Νικόλαον, μάρτυς, σκέποις.
Martyr, may you protect Nicholas Niketes.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The reading of the (rare) family name Niketes is by no means certain, as the first two lines of the reverse are not well preserved.