Nikephoros patrikios and strategos of the Kibyrraiotai (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God holding the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla preserved at right, placed between two large pellets: |ΘΥ̅| : [Μ(ήτη)ρ] Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines with pellets (only one visible) flanking letters of final line. Border of dots.
ΘΚ
ΝΚΗΚ
ΠΤΡ
ΣΤΡ
ΤˋΚΥ
Ο
Θ(εοτό)κ[ε β(οή)θ(ει)] Νηκη[φόρ(ῳ) πατρ[ικ(ίῳ) (καὶ)] στρα[τηγῷ] τ(ῶν) Κυβ[υρρε]ο[τ(ῶν)]
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God holding the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla preserved at right, placed between two large pellets: |ΘΥ̅| : [Μ(ήτη)ρ] Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines with pellets (only one visible) flanking letters of final line. Border of dots.
ΘΚ
ΝΚΗΚ
ΠΤΡ
ΣΤΡ
ΤˋΚΥ
Ο
Θ(εοτό)κ[ε β(οή)θ(ει)] Νηκη[φόρ(ῳ) πατρ[ικ(ίῳ) (καὶ)] στρα[τηγῷ] τ(ῶν) Κυβ[υρρε]ο[τ(ῶν)]
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1363 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 29.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 2, no. 59.27. Cf. a complete specimen from the same boulloterion published by Zacos, Seals II, no. 637. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Νηκηφόρῳ πατρικίῳ καὶ στρατηγῷ τῶν Κυβυρρεοτῶν.
Theotokos, help Nikephoros patrikios and strategos of the Kybyrraiotai.
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