Niketas monk, kouboukleisios and chartoularios (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Niketas (identified on Laurent's seal), beardless, wearing tablion and holding the martyr's cross. No inscription visible. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines with decoration above. Border of dots.
.ΝΙΚΗ
.ΜΟΝΑ.
.Κ.
.ΧΑΡΤ.
Λ/
Νικήτᾳ μοναχῷ κουβουκλεισίῳ καὶ χαρτουλαρίῳ
Obverse
Bust of St. Niketas (identified on Laurent's seal), beardless, wearing tablion and holding the martyr's cross. No inscription visible. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines with decoration above. Border of dots.
.ΝΙΚΗ
.ΜΟΝΑ.
.Κ.
.ΧΑΡΤ.
Λ/
Νικήτᾳ μοναχῷ κουβουκλεισίῳ καὶ χαρτουλαρίῳ
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4719 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Cf. Laurent, Corpus V/2, no. 1617, which republishes a seal published in Birch, no. 17699 and Schlumberger, p. 387. |
Translation
Νικήτᾳ μοναχῷ κουβουκλεισίῳ καὶ χαρτουλαρίῳ.
Niketas monk, kouboukleisios, and chartoularios.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Seals in the Department of Manuscripts in the British Museum (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Sigillographie de l’Empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)