Nikephoros III Botaneiates (1078–1081)
Obverse
Bust of Christ lightly bearded, wearing a tunic and himation and holding the right hand in blessing and a book in the left. He has a nimbus cruciger; each arm contains a decoration consisting of five pellets. Sigla at left and right: ΙΣ̅ΧΣ̅ : Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Border of dots.
Reverse
The emperor Nikephoros III standing on a square dais, wearing a loros, an end of which is draped over the left wrist. He holds a labarum in the right hand and a globus cruciger in the left. Circular inscription along the circumference. Border of dots.
νικηορ,δεσπ,τ,.ωοτανιατη
Νικηφόρ(ῳ) δεσπ(ό)τ(ῃ) [τ]ῷ Βοτανιάτῃ
Obverse
Bust of Christ lightly bearded, wearing a tunic and himation and holding the right hand in blessing and a book in the left. He has a nimbus cruciger; each arm contains a decoration consisting of five pellets. Sigla at left and right: ΙΣ̅ΧΣ̅ : Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Border of dots.
Reverse
The emperor Nikephoros III standing on a square dais, wearing a loros, an end of which is draped over the left wrist. He holds a labarum in the right hand and a globus cruciger in the left. Circular inscription along the circumference. Border of dots.
νικηορ,δεσπ,τ,.ωοτανιατη
Νικηφόρ(ῳ) δεσπ(ό)τ(ῃ) [τ]ῷ Βοτανιάτῃ
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.1681 |
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Diameter | 31.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 85.9. |
Translation
Νικηφόρῳ δεσπότῃ τῷ Βοτανιάτῃ.
Nikephoros Botaneiates, despotes.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 6, Emperors, Patriarchs of Constantinople, Addenda (Open in Zotero)