Niketas, epoptes of all the West and man of the basileus

Obverse

Theotokos Hagiosoritissa (standing, raising hands to hand of God at upper R) vertical inscriptions

Reverse

Text 7 lines

῾Η ῾Αγιοσορίτισσα. / Θεοτόκε βοήθει Νικήτᾳ ἐπόπτῃ πάσης τῆς Δύσεως καὶ ἀνθρώπῳ τοῦ κραταιοῦ καὶ ἁγίου ἡμῶν βασιλέως

The Hagiosoritissa. / Theotokos aid Niketas, epoptes of all the West and man of our powerful and holy basileus

Diameter: 25

Date: 11th c. (last quarter)

Seals

  • Sale Catalogue: Spink 135: 268
  • Hermitage M- 9098

Published

  • Wassiliou - Seibt BBÖ II p. 150, n. 105
  • Zacos II no. 648
  • Šandrovskaja, Lihačev: Katalog vystavki no. 104