Seal of Niketas, chartophylaxshow empty fields
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    Artifact

    Type
    Seal
    Matrix
    SigiDoc ID: - PBW ID:

    Physical description

    Medium
    Original impression
    Material
    Lead
    Shape
    ―
    Dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 29
    Weight (g)
    18,27
    Channel orientation (clock)
    12-6
    Axis (clock)
    ―
    Overstrike orientation (clock)
    ―
    Execution
    ―
    Countermark
    ―
    Condition
    Blank too small, trimmed and broken all round; beautiful engraving

    Dating

    Date
    11th C. (second half)
    Internal date
    ―
    Dating criteria
    Epigraphy, Onomastics, Parallel
    Alternative date
    ―

    History

    Category
    Secular Church
    Issuer
    Niketas (PBW: PBW Niketas 20147)
    Milieu: Secular Church
    Gender: Male
    Place of origin
    ―
    Find place
    Neoklaudiopolis (Vezirköprü)
    Find date
    ―
    Find circumstances
    ―
    Modern location
    Izmir (Turkey)
    Institution and repository
    ―
    Collection and inventory
    Yavuz Tatış collection 2640
    Acquisition
    ―
    Previous locations
    ―
    Modern observations
    ―

    Obverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Iconography with legend in columns
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 29
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    Virgin Hodegetria, half-length, holding on her left arm the Child with cruciger nimbus
    Decoration
    Border of pearls
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Reverse

    Language(s)
    Greek
    Layout of field
    Linear legend of 5 lines
    Field dimensions (mm)
    Diam. 29
    Matrix
    ―
    Iconography
    ―
    Decoration
    ―
    Epigraphy
    ―

    Edition

    Interpretive

    obv
    a[Μ(ήτ)ηρ(?)] bΘ(εο)ῦ
    rev

    1+ Νική-
    2ταν ἁγνὴ
    3χαρτοφύ-
    4λακα σκέ-
    5ποις

    Diplomatic

    obv
    ..Θ̅Υ
    rev
    1
    2ΝΙΗ
    3Τ̣ΑΝΑΓΝΗ
    4ΧΑΡΤΟΦ̣Υ
    5ΛΑΑΣΕ
    6ΠΟΙΣ

    Legend and translation

    Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. / + Νικήταν ἁγνὴ χαρτοφύλακα σκέποις.

    Mother of God. Pure one, protect Niketas, chartophylax.

    References

    Edition(s)
    Cheynet, coll. Tatış, 281-282
    Parallel(s)
    No parallels known
    Further references
    No further references