Niketas Anzas, exaktor, judge of the Hippodrome, and chartoularios of the genikon (eleventh century, second half)
Obverse
Inscription of six lines.
ΚΕ
ΟΗΘ,Τ.
ΣΩΔΟΥΛω
ΝΙΚΗΤ,ΕΞα
ΚΤΩΡ,ΚΡ
ΙΤΗ
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικήτᾳ ἐξάκτωρι, κριτῇ
Reverse
Inscription of six lines.
εΠΙτυι
ππΟΔΡΟΜ
SΧΑΡΤΟΥ
Λ,ΤΓΕΝι
ΚΟΥΤΩ
ΑΝΖΑ
ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἱπποδρόμου καὶ χαρτουλαρίῳ τοῦ γενικοῦ τῷ Ἀνζᾷ.
Obverse
Inscription of six lines.
ΚΕ
ΟΗΘ,Τ.
ΣΩΔΟΥΛω
ΝΙΚΗΤ,ΕΞα
ΚΤΩΡ,ΚΡ
ΙΤΗ
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικήτᾳ ἐξάκτωρι, κριτῇ
Reverse
Inscription of six lines.
εΠΙτυι
ππΟΔΡΟΜ
SΧΑΡΤΟΥ
Λ,ΤΓΕΝι
ΚΟΥΤΩ
ΑΝΖΑ
ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἱπποδρόμου καὶ χαρτουλαρίῳ τοῦ γενικοῦ τῷ Ἀνζᾷ.
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1113 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 1.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus 2: no. 382; Nesbitt and Seibt, “Anzas Family,” 197, fig. 6 |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικήτᾳ ἐξάκτωρι, κριτῇ ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἱπποδρόμου καὶ χαρτουλαρίῳ τοῦ γενικοῦ τῷ Ἀνζᾷ.
Lord, help your servant Niketas Anzas, exaktor, judge of the Hippodrome, and chartoularios of the genikon.
Commentary
This seal of Niketas poses a problem. It seems to belong to a Niketas exaktor, judge of the Hippodrome, and chartoularios of the genikon, and preserves a family name whose reading is not absolutely certain. Laurent, Corpus 2: no. 382, transcribed the last line as .kke.m and dated the seal to the eleventh/twelfth century. The seal is bilateral and lacks sufficient criteria for close dating.