Niketas hypatos (sixth/seventh century)
Obverse
An eagle with uplifted wings, its head turned to right. Above the eagle, a cruciform invocative monogram (type V). Indeterminate border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει
Obverse
An eagle with uplifted wings, its head turned to right. Above the eagle, a cruciform invocative monogram (type V). Indeterminate border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει
Reverse
Inscription of three lines, a cross between fleurons above. Wreath border.
ΝΙΚΗ
ΤΥΠ
Τ
Νικήτᾳ ὑπάτῳ
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.847 |
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Diameter | 30.0 mm; field: 25.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Νικήτᾳ ὑπάτῳ.
Mother of God, help Niketas hypatos.