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Nikephoros III Botaneiates (1078–1081)

 
 
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Obverse

Bust of Christ lightly bearded, wearing a chiton and himation and holding the right hand in blessing and a book in the left. He has a nimbus cruciger; each arm contains a decoration consisting of five pellets. Sigla at left and right: ισ̅ΧΣ̅ : Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Border of dots.

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Reverse

The emperor Nikephoros III standing, wearing a crown and a loros, an end of which is draped over the left wrist and is decorated with five dots. He holds a labarum in the right hand and a globus cruciger in the left. The labarum is ornamented with five pellets. Circular inscription. Border of dots.

.νικηορ,δεσπο.......νιατη

Νικηφόρ(ῳ) δεσπό[τ(ῃ) τῷ Βοτα]νιάτῃ

Obverse

Bust of Christ lightly bearded, wearing a chiton and himation and holding the right hand in blessing and a book in the left. He has a nimbus cruciger; each arm contains a decoration consisting of five pellets. Sigla at left and right: ισ̅ΧΣ̅ : Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Border of dots.

Reverse

The emperor Nikephoros III standing, wearing a crown and a loros, an end of which is draped over the left wrist and is decorated with five dots. He holds a labarum in the right hand and a globus cruciger in the left. The labarum is ornamented with five pellets. Circular inscription. Border of dots.

.νικηορ,δεσπο.......νιατη

Νικηφόρ(ῳ) δεσπό[τ(ῃ) τῷ Βοτα]νιάτῃ

Accession number BZS.1951.31.5.1679
Diameter 32.0 mm; field: 29.0 mm
Previous Editions

DO Seals 6, no. 85.7.

Translation

Νικηφόρῳ δεσπότῃ τῷ Βοτανιάτῃ.

Nikephoros Botaneiates, despotes.

Bibliography

  • Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 6, Emperors, Patriarchs of Constantinople, Addenda (Open in Zotero)

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