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Niketas chartophylax (eleventh/twelfth century)

 
 

Obverse

Inscription in three lines with decoration above. Border of dots.


ΣΦΡΑ
ΓΙΣΝ.
ΚΗΤΑ

Σφραγὶς Νικήτᾳ

Reverse

Inscription in three lines. Border of dots.

ΧΑ.ΤΟ
ΦΥ.ΑΚ
ΠΕΛ

χαρτοφύλακος πέλω

Obverse

Inscription in three lines with decoration above. Border of dots.


ΣΦΡΑ
ΓΙΣΝ.
ΚΗΤΑ

Σφραγὶς Νικήτᾳ

Reverse

Inscription in three lines. Border of dots.

ΧΑ.ΤΟ
ΦΥ.ΑΚ
ΠΕΛ

χαρτοφύλακος πέλω

Accession number BZS.1958.106.2174
Diameter 19.0 mm; field: 11.0 mm
Previous Editions

Laurent, Corpus V/3, no. 1647; see also Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2684.

Translation

Σφραγὶς Νικήτᾳ χαρτοφύλακος πέλω.

I am the seal of the chartophylax Niketas.

Commentary

Dodecasyllable.

Bibliography

  • Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
  • Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)