Niketas patrikios, epi tou koitonos, and protonotarios of the Petrion (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God holding Christ on her left arm. Sigla preserved at left: ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ [Θ(εο)ῦ]. No visible border.
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines. No visible border.
.....
νικητ,
Π̅Ρ̅Ι̅κιε
πιτκοι
τ,ν,SΑνοτ
αρ,τπε
τρι
[Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει)] Νικήτ[ᾳ] π(ατ)ρικίῳ, ἐπὶ τοῦ κοιτ(ῶ)ν(ος), (καὶ) (πρωτο)νοταρ(ίῳ) τοῦ Πετρίου
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God holding Christ on her left arm. Sigla preserved at left: ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ [Θ(εο)ῦ]. No visible border.
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines. No visible border.
.....
νικητ,
Π̅Ρ̅Ι̅κιε
πιτκοι
τ,ν,SΑνοτ
αρ,τπε
τρι
[Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει)] Νικήτ[ᾳ] π(ατ)ρικίῳ, ἐπὶ τοῦ κοιτ(ῶ)ν(ος), (καὶ) (πρωτο)νοταρ(ίῳ) τοῦ Πετρίου
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1431 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 5 no. 26.3. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Νικήτᾳ πατρικίῳ, ἐπὶ τοῦ κοιτῶνος, καὶ πρωτονοταρίῳ τοῦ Πετρίου.
Mother of God, help Niketas patrikios, epi tou koitonos, and protonotarios of the Petrion.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 5: The East (continued), Constantinople and Environs, Unknown Locations, Addenda, Uncertain Readings (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The owner's name could be Nikephoros, but such a reading seems a little lengthy for the line. The protonotarios was the assistant to the kourator of the Petrion.