Niketas priest (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans with medallion. Sigla: ΘΥ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Indeterminate border.
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans with medallion. Sigla: ΘΥ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Indeterminate border.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines with cross above. Indeterminate border.
ΘΚ̅Ε,Θ,
ΝΙΚΙΤΑ
ΠΡΕΣΙ
ΤΕΡΟ
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) Νικίτᾳ πρεσβιτέρο
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1470 |
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Diameter | 21.0 mm; field: 13.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/2, no. 1100. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Νικίτᾳ πρεσβιτέρο.
Mother of God, help the priest Niketas.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)