Niketas patrikios, raiktor, and katepano of Great Antioch (1030–1032)
Obverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΚΕ,Θ,
.Σ,
.ΙΚΗΤΑ
.ΑΤΡΙ
Κ,
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) [τ]ῷ σῷ δού(λῳ) [Ν]ικήτᾳ [π]ατρικ(ίῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a decoration above. Border of dots.
ΡΑΙΚΤ
ΡΙSΚΑΤ
ΠΑΝΑ
ΤΙΟΧ,
ῥαίκτ[ω]ρι, (καὶ) κατ[ε]πάν(ω) Μ(ε)γ(άλης) Ἀ[ν]τιοχ(είας).
Obverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
ΚΕ,Θ,
.Σ,
.ΙΚΗΤΑ
.ΑΤΡΙ
Κ,
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) [τ]ῷ σῷ δού(λῳ) [Ν]ικήτᾳ [π]ατρικ(ίῳ)
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, a decoration above. Border of dots.
ΡΑΙΚΤ
ΡΙSΚΑΤ
ΠΑΝΑ
ΤΙΟΧ,
ῥαίκτ[ω]ρι, (καὶ) κατ[ε]πάν(ω) Μ(ε)γ(άλης) Ἀ[ν]τιοχ(είας).
| Accession number | BZS 1958.106.4721 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 28.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 5 no. 9.9. Parallel specimen in Sig., 309, no. 1. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικήτᾳ πατρικίῳ ῥαίκτωρι, καὶ κατεπάνω Μεγάλης Ἀντιοχείας.
Lord, help your servant Niketas patrikios, raiktor, and katepano of Great Antioch.
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)
- Sigillographie de l’Empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- La chronologie des gouverneurs d’Antioche sous la seconde domination byzantine (Open in Zotero)
- Region und griechisch-orthodoxes Patriarchat von Antiocheia in mittelbyzantinischer Zeit und im Zeitalter der Kreuzzüge (969–1204) (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The owner of the seal is Niketas of Mistheia, a eunuch who governed Antioch from the fall of 1030 to 1032: see Laurent, “Gouverneurs d’Antioche,” no. 16; Todt, “Region,” 295–96.