Niketas Paxenos (eleventh century)
Obverse
St. Niketas standing, holding spear and shield. On the left, a vertical inscription in the form of a cross; on the right, a vertical inscription: ο||οσ|ι|ονι|κη|τ|σ : ὁ ἅγιος Νικήτας. Border of dots.
Obverse
St. Niketas standing, holding spear and shield. On the left, a vertical inscription in the form of a cross; on the right, a vertical inscription: ο||οσ|ι|ονι|κη|τ|σ : ὁ ἅγιος Νικήτας. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
σκεποις
μεμρτυσ
τονπη
νοννικ
ητν
σκέποις με, μάρτυς, τὸν Παξηνὸν Νικήταν
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.926 |
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Diameter | 26.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2087. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
σκέποις με, μάρτυς, τὸν Παξηνὸν Νικήταν.
Martyr, may you watch over me, Niketas Paxenos.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
See Wassiliou-Seibt's commentary for further instances of the name Paxenos in sigillographic publications.