Niketas imperial protospatharios and eparchos of the City (tenth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God holding a medallion of Christ. Remains of a circular inscription: ΘΚΕΟΗΘ. : Border of dots.
Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθ[ει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
...ΗΤ
./ΣΠΘ
ϗ.ΠΡΧ
ΠΟΛΕ
[Νικ]ήτᾳ [β(ασιλικῷ)] (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) [ἐ]πάρχ(ῳ) Πόλεω[ς]
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God holding a medallion of Christ. Remains of a circular inscription: ΘΚΕΟΗΘ. : Border of dots.
Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθ[ει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Border of dots.
...ΗΤ
./ΣΠΘ
ϗ.ΠΡΧ
ΠΟΛΕ
[Νικ]ήτᾳ [β(ασιλικῷ)] (πρωτο)σπαθ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) [ἐ]πάρχ(ῳ) Πόλεω[ς]
| Accession number | BZS 1951.31.5.2703 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 32.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 5 no. 22.7. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικήτᾳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ ἐπάρχῳ Πόλεως.
Mother of God, help your servant Niketas imperial protospatharios and eparchos of the City.