Nikephoros patrikios, praipositos, and vestarches (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. John the Baptist holding a long cross in his left hand. Details indistinct. No traces of epigraphy remain. No border visible.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Indeterminate border.
ν̣ικηφ.
.πατρικ,
π̣ραιποσ,
..εστα.
χ̣
Νικηφ[όρ(ῳ)] πατρικ(ίῳ) πραιποσ(ίτῳ) [(καὶ) β]εστά[ρ]χ(ῃ)
Obverse
Bust of St. John the Baptist holding a long cross in his left hand. Details indistinct. No traces of epigraphy remain. No border visible.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines. Indeterminate border.
ν̣ικηφ.
.πατρικ,
π̣ραιποσ,
..εστα.
χ̣
Νικηφ[όρ(ῳ)] πατρικ(ίῳ) πραιποσ(ίτῳ) [(καὶ) β]εστά[ρ]χ(ῃ)
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.2816 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 28.0 mm |
| Condition | Extremely worn. |
Translation
Νικηφόρῳ πατρικίῳ, πραιποσίτῳ, καὶ βεστάρχῃ.
Nikephoros patrikios, praipositos, and vestarches.
Commentary
The reading of this partially effaced seal has been confirmed with reference to the better preserved parallel noted in this entry.