Nikephoros imperial spatharios and chartoularios of the Anatolikoi (tenth century)
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on three steps. Between two border of dots, circular inscription beginning at 7 o'clock.
ΚΕΟΗΘΗΤ..ΔΛ
Κύριε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
+ΝΙΚΗΦ
ΟΡΟΣΠΑΘ.
ΡΙΧΑΡΤ.
ΤΝΑΝΑΤ.
ΛΙΚΩΝ
Νικηφόρο βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ χαρτουλαρίῳ τῶν Ἀνατολικῶν
Obverse
Patriarchal cross on three steps. Between two border of dots, circular inscription beginning at 7 o'clock.
ΚΕΟΗΘΗΤ..ΔΛ
Κύριε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
+ΝΙΚΗΦ
ΟΡΟΣΠΑΘ.
ΡΙΧΑΡΤ.
ΤΝΑΝΑΤ.
ΛΙΚΩΝ
Νικηφόρο βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ χαρτουλαρίῳ τῶν Ἀνατολικῶν
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3831 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 3, no. 86.7. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθη τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικηφόρο βασιλικῷ σπαθαρίῳ καὶ χαρτουλαρίῳ τῶν Ἀνατολικῶν.
Lord, help your servant Nikephoros, imperial spatharios and chartoularios of the Anatolikoi.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 3: West, Northwest, and Central Asia Minor and the Orient (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
- Documents de sigillographie byzantine: La collection C. Orghidan (Open in Zotero)
- Sceaux byzantins du Musée National de Varsovie (Open in Zotero)
- Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantinische Rang- und Ämterstruktur im 8. und 9. Jahrhundert: Faktoren und Tendenzen ihrer Entwicklung (Open in Zotero)