Nikephoros Machetes (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of St. John Chrysostom. On either side, the sigla: |ι̅|οΟ|Μ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ [Χρ(υσό)]στομ(ος). Indeterminate border.
Obverse
Bust of St. John Chrysostom. On either side, the sigla: |ι̅|οΟ|Μ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ [Χρ(υσό)]στομ(ος). Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, beginning with a cross. Indeterminate border.
υτη
μχητ
ησφργι,
νικηφο
ρ
Αὕτη Μαχητοῦ ἡ σφραγὶ(ς) Νικηφόρου
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3665 |
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Diameter | 22.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 168. |
Translation
Αὕτη Μαχητοῦ ἡ σφραγὶς Νικηφόρου.
This is the seal of Nikephoros Machetes.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Wassiliou-Seibt notes the rarity of the name Machetes, which is not attested in other seals.