Niketas Kostomyres (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God (Episkepsis) orans, holding the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ̅θυ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
αγνημε
φρουρει
νικηταν
κοστομ
υρην
Ἀγνὴ, μὲ φρούρει Νικήταν Κοστομύρην
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God (Episkepsis) orans, holding the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ̅θυ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
αγνημε
φρουρει
νικηταν
κοστομ
υρην
Ἀγνὴ, μὲ φρούρει Νικήταν Κοστομύρην
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1588 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm; field: 22.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 13. See also PBW : Niketas 20275. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Ἀγνὴ, μὲ φρούρει Νικήταν Κοστομύρην.
Holy one, protect me, Niketas Kostomyres.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)