Niketas Hagioalexandrites, kouboukleisios (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Alexander holding the martyr's cross in his right hand. Sigla preserved at right: Ξ|Α|ΔΝ|Ρ, : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἀλέ]ξανδρ(ος). Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. Alexander holding the martyr's cross in his right hand. Sigla preserved at right: Ξ|Α|ΔΝ|Ρ, : [ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἀλέ]ξανδρ(ος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in six lines. Border of dots.
ΚΕ,Θ,
ΝΙΚΗΤ,Κ
ΚΛΙ,ΤΩ
ΑΓΙΟΑ..
ΞΑΝΡΙ
ΤΗ
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) Νικήτ(ᾳ) κουβουκλι(σίῳ) τῷ Ἁγιοα[λε]ξανδρίτῃ
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1024 |
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Diameter | 17.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 206. Noted in PBW : Niketas 20294. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Νικήτᾳ κουβουκλισίῳ τῷ Ἁγιοαλεξανδρίτῃ.
Lord, help Niketas Hagioalexandrites, kouboukleisios.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
This seal is of interest as one of very few presenting the image of St Alexander, the third-century bishop and martyr.