Niketas (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Two saints raising their hands in supplication to an image of Christ on high. The epigraphy is poorly preserved. The saint on the right appears to be St Nicholas, as the letters visible between the two figures are: .|.|.|Ο|Λ||.|.: ὁ ἅ(γιος) [Νικ]όλα[ος]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΣΚΕ
ΠΟΙΣΙΧΗ
ΜΕΝΙΚΗ
ΤΝΤΟΝ
ΣΟΝΛ
ΤΡΙΝ
σκέποις διχῆ με Νικήταν τὸν σὸν λάτριν
Obverse
Two saints raising their hands in supplication to an image of Christ on high. The epigraphy is poorly preserved. The saint on the right appears to be St Nicholas, as the letters visible between the two figures are: .|.|.|Ο|Λ||.|.: ὁ ἅ(γιος) [Νικ]όλα[ος]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ΣΚΕ
ΠΟΙΣΙΧΗ
ΜΕΝΙΚΗ
ΤΝΤΟΝ
ΣΟΝΛ
ΤΡΙΝ
σκέποις διχῆ με Νικήταν τὸν σὸν λάτριν
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2089 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm; field: 20.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2014. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
σκέποις διχῆ με Νικήταν τὸν σὸν λάτριν.
May you, in your separate ways, protect your servant Niketas.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)