Nicholas patrikios and katepano of Chaldia and Mesopotamia (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas blessing and holding a book. Vertical inscription on either side: |ν|η-κ||λ, : Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νηκώλ(αος). Circular inscription within a border of dots:
+κεRοη...τσδ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοή[θει] τῷ σῷ δ(ούλῳ)
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas blessing and holding a book. Vertical inscription on either side: |ν|η-κ||λ, : Ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νηκώλ(αος). Circular inscription within a border of dots:
+κεRοη...τσδ
Κ(ύρι)ε βοή[θει] τῷ σῷ δ(ούλῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.
+νικ..
απατρι
.ικατε
παν,χαλδ
ασSμεσο
ποτα,
Νικ[ολ]άῳ πατρι[κ]ίῳ, κατεπάν(ω) Χαλδ[ί]ας (καὶ) Μεσοποτα(μίας)
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.4008 |
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Diameter | 25.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 4, no. 55.10. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικολάῳ πατρικίῳ, κατεπάνω Χαλδίας καὶ Μεσοποταμίας.
Lord, help your servant Nicholas, patrikios and katepano of Chaldia and Mesopotamia.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 4: The East (Open in Zotero)
- De Thematibus (Open in Zotero)
- De Administrando Imperio (Open in Zotero)
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- Molivdovuli na Damjan Dobromirduk na Trakija i Mesopotamija (Open in Zotero)
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