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