Nikephoros Kastamonites (twelfth century)
Obverse
St. Demeterios standing with a spear and a sword. Sigla (faintly preserved at left): Ο|Α|Γ|Ι|Ο|ΣΔ|Η|Μ|Η|ΤΡΙ|Ο|Σ̣ : Ὁ ἅγιος Δημήτριος. Border of dots.
Obverse
St. Demeterios standing with a spear and a sword. Sigla (faintly preserved at left): Ο|Α|Γ|Ι|Ο|ΣΔ|Η|Μ|Η|ΤΡΙ|Ο|Σ̣ : Ὁ ἅγιος Δημήτριος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines with a cross above. Border of dots.
ΑΘΛΟΦΟΡΕ
ΣΚΕΠΟΙΣΜΕΚΑ
ΑΜΟΝΙΤ
ΟΙΚΕΤΗΝΝΙ
ΚΗΦΟΡΟΝ
Ἀθλοφόρε σκέποις με Κασταμονίτην οἰκέτην Νικηφόρον
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.4925 |
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Diameter | 30.0 mm; field: 21.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 59. |
Translation
Ἀθλοφόρε σκέποις με Κασταμονίτην οἰκέτην Νικηφόρον.
Triumphant one, may you protect me, [your] servant, Nikephoros Kastamonites.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The inscription is metrical and consists of a dodecsyllabic verse followed by a seven-syllable hemistich.
Two other seals in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection, listed below, are parallel to this seal and one is likely related. Cf. Stavrakos, Die Byzantinischen Bleisiegel, p. 198.