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

Obverse

Theotokos Hagiosoritissa (standing, turned to hand of God high on L) sigla, with vertical inscriptions

Reverse

Text 7 lines

Μήτηρ Θεοῦ ἡ ῾Αγιοσωρίτισσα. / Νικήτᾳ ἐπόπτῃ πάσης τῆς Δύσεως καὶ ἀνθρώπῳ τοῦ κραταιοῦ καὶ ἁγίου ἡμῶν βασιλέως

Mother of God the Hagiosoritissa. / Niketas, epoptes of all the West and man of our powerful and holy basileus

Diameter: 20

Date: 11th c. (last quarter)

Seals

  • Vienna MK 591
  • Lindpainter collection 0
  • Athens (Konstantopoulos) 335
  • Zacos collection 0

Published

  • Mordtmann, Molybdoboulla tes Dyseos no. 16
  • Schlumberger, Sigillographie p. 513, no. 1
  • Konstantopoulos, Nom. Mous. no. 335
  • Wassiliou - Seibt BBÖ II no. 139