Niketas Xiphilinos, judge and koiaistor (eleventh century, second half)
Obverse
Inscription of six lines. Indeterminate border.
ΧΡΗΖ̣ΕΙΣ
ΜΑΘΕΙΝ
ΓΝΡΙΖΕ
ΚΟΙΑΙΣΤ
ΡΑΜΕ
χρήζεις μαθεῖν; γνώριζε κοιαίστωρά με
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Indeterminate border.
ΚΡ.Τ
ΝΙΚΗ̣ΤΑΝ
ΤΟΝΙΦΙ
ΛΙΝ.ΝΓ
ΕΝΟΣ
κρ[ι]τὴν Νικήταν τὸν Ξιφιλίν[ο]ν γένος
Obverse
Inscription of six lines. Indeterminate border.
ΧΡΗΖ̣ΕΙΣ
ΜΑΘΕΙΝ
ΓΝΡΙΖΕ
ΚΟΙΑΙΣΤ
ΡΑΜΕ
χρήζεις μαθεῖν; γνώριζε κοιαίστωρά με
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Indeterminate border.
ΚΡ.Τ
ΝΙΚΗ̣ΤΑΝ
ΤΟΝΙΦΙ
ΛΙΝ.ΝΓ
ΕΝΟΣ
κρ[ι]τὴν Νικήταν τὸν Ξιφιλίν[ο]ν γένος
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.152 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 31.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | See PBW: Niketas 126 (seal dated to the year 1098). |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
χρήζεις μαθεῖν; γνώριζε κοιαίστωρά με κριτὴν Νικήταν τὸν Ξιφιλίνον γένος.
Do you wish to find out? Know that I am the koiaistor and judge Niketas, Xiphilinos by descent.
Commentary
The inscription consists of two twelve-syllable verses; note the antepenultimate stress in the first hemistich of the first verse.