Nikephoros (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. George. Sigla in two columns: |ΓΕ|Ρ|Γ|Ι,: Ὁ ἅγιος Γεώργιος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
γερ
γιεπρο
ιθητ
νικηφο
ρ
Γεώργιε πρόστιθη τῷ Νικηφόρῳ
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.2717 |
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Diameter | 17.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 230 (with the preferred reading). |
Translation
Γεώργιε πρόστιθη τῷ Νικηφόρῳ.
George, be of support to Nikephoros.
Bibliography
- La société byzantine: l’apport des sceaux (Open in Zotero)
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Cheynet read the inscription as σφραγὶς Κρατεροῦ τοῦ Νικηφόρου (in La société byzantine, vol. 2, 583-598), but Wassiliou-Seibt's reading renders the inscription correctly and as a proper twelve-syllable verse.