Nikephoros Loukites, monk (?) (twelfth century, first half)
Obverse
St. Nicholas standing, holding a martyr's cross in his right hand. Columns of letters on either side: |ν|ι|κ|ολ|α|ο|σ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικόλαος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
σφραγι,
ταπειν̣
λουκιτ
νικηφο
ρ..
σφραγὶ(ς) ταπεινοῦ Λουκίτου Νικηφόρ[ου]
Obverse
St. Nicholas standing, holding a martyr's cross in his right hand. Columns of letters on either side: |ν|ι|κ|ολ|α|ο|σ : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Νικόλαος. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
σφραγι,
ταπειν̣
λουκιτ
νικηφο
ρ..
σφραγὶ(ς) ταπεινοῦ Λουκίτου Νικηφόρ[ου]
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3267 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23.0 mm; field: 17.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden II, no. 2918; also published with a very different reading in the same volume, no. 1894. |
Translation
σφραγὶς ταπεινοῦ Λουκίτου Νικηφόρου.
Seal of the humble Nikephoros Loukites.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 2, Siegellegenden von Ny bis inklusive Sphragis (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Note the ει ligature in the word ταπεινοῦ in the second line of the reverse.
It is also very possible that the inscription should be read: σφραγὶς ταπεινοῦ δοῦλου τοῦ Νικηφόρου.