Nikephoros archbishop of Anchialos (eleventh century
Obverse
Bust of St. Michael holding scepter and globus. Inscription in two columns: Μ|ΙΧ|Α: Μιχαήλ. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. Michael holding scepter and globus. Inscription in two columns: Μ|ΙΧ|Α: Μιχαήλ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of six lines, cross above. Border of dots.
ΚΕ̅,θ,
νικηφο
ροτοαρ
χιεπισκο
ποσαγχι
αλου
Κύριε βοήθει Νικηφόρο το ἀρχιεπίσκοπος Ἀγχιάλου
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.5236 |
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Diameter | 16.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 1, no. 73.2. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Νικηφόρο το ἀρχιεπίσκοπος Ἀγχιάλου.
Lord, help Nikephoros the archbishop of Anchialos.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and at the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 1: Italy, North of the Balkans, North of the Black Sea (Open in Zotero)
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- La Thrace Orientale et La Mer Noire: Géographie Ecclésiastique et Prosopographie (VIIIe-XIIe Siècles) (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
An interesting syntactical error: the dative Νικηφόρῳ followed by the article τῷ (most unusual in this position, but note that the same peculiarity appears on DO Seals 1, no. 73.3 = BZS 1958.106.1389) and the nominative ἀρχιεπίσκοπος. All this indicates a poor knowledge of Greek on the part of the engraver (if not the owner) of the seal.