Nicholas "keeper" of the imperial house of the Mangana (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on two steps with an X in the center of each transverse bar; from the base arise vine tendrils up to the first cross bar. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
...ΟΛΑΤΗΡΙΤΗ
[Νικ]ολάῳ τηριτῇ
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on two steps with an X in the center of each transverse bar; from the base arise vine tendrils up to the first cross bar. Circular inscription. Border of dots.
...ΟΛΑΤΗΡΙΤΗ
[Νικ]ολάῳ τηριτῇ
Reverse
Inscription of four lines preceded by a decoration. Border of dots.
ΤΑ
ΣΙΛΙΚΟΙ
Κ,ΤΝΑ.
ΓΆ..
τοῦ βασιλικοῦ οἴκ(ου) τῶν Μα[γ]γά[ν]ω[ν]
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.1599 |
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Diameter | 29.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 5 no. 25.7. |
Translation
Νικολάῳ τηριτῇ τοῦ βασιλικοῦ οἴκου τῶν Μαγγάνων.
Nicholas, keeper of the imperial house of the Mangana.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 5: The East (continued), Constantinople and Environs, Unknown Locations, Addenda, Uncertain Readings (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Presumably "keeper" is a substitute for "kourator." There is an accent mark over the alpha in the final line on the reverse.
The design of the seal suggests an earlier date than that listed in the printed catalogue, DO Seals 5 no. 25.7.