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Nicholas Rhadenos, imperial protospatharios and judge of Lykandos (eleventh century)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of the Mother of God holding the Christ child on her left arm. Sigla: -θ̅υ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of five lines, decorations above and below. Border of dots.


+νικο
λαοR̅α̅σπα
θαρ,Sκριτ,
τολεικαν
δοραδιν

Νικόλαο(ς) β(ασιλικὸς) (πρωτο)σπαθάρ(ιος) (καὶ) κριτ(ὴς) το<υ> Λεικανδ(οῦ) ὁ Ραδιν(ός)

Obverse

Bust of the Mother of God holding the Christ child on her left arm. Sigla: -θ̅υ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of five lines, decorations above and below. Border of dots.


+νικο
λαοR̅α̅σπα
θαρ,Sκριτ,
τολεικαν
δοραδιν

Νικόλαο(ς) β(ασιλικὸς) (πρωτο)σπαθάρ(ιος) (καὶ) κριτ(ὴς) το<υ> Λεικανδ(οῦ) ὁ Ραδιν(ός)

Accession number BZS.1947.2.655
Diameter 28.0 mm; field: 25.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 4, no. 53.3a. See also PBW : Nikolaos 20133.

Translation

Νικόλαος βασιλικὸς πρωτοσπαθάριος καὶ κριτὴς τοῦ Λεικανδοῦ ὁ ῾Ραδινός.

Nicholas Rhadenos, imperial protospatharios and judge of Lykandos.

Commentary

This seal and BZS.1951.31.5.539 come from the same boulloterion. They date from the middle of the eleventh century.

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