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                      <ab ana="dat"> 
                         <lb n="1"/>+<rs type="invocation" ref="#inv004"><expan><abbr>Κ</abbr><ex>ύρι</ex><abbr>ε</abbr></expan> 
                         <lb n="2"/><supplied reason="lost">β</supplied>οήθε<supplied reason="lost">ι</supplied> 
                         <lb n="3"/><supplied reason="lost">τ</supplied>ῷ σῷ δού
                         <lb n="4" break="no"/><supplied reason="lost">λ</supplied>ῳ</rs> <forename>Νική
                         <lb n="5" break="no"/>τᾳ</forename>
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                        <lb n="6"/><rs type="dignity" ref="#d0074"><expan><abbr><supplied reason="lost">σ</supplied>εβασ
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                          <lb n="8"/><supplied reason="lost"><expan><abbr><am>S</am></abbr><ex>καὶ</ex></expan></supplied> <rs type="office" subtype="military" ref="#of0249">δρουγγα
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                          <lb n="1"/>̅Ε 
                          <lb n="2"/>.ΟΘΕ. 
                          <lb n="3"/>.ΣΔ
                          <lb n="4"/>.ΝΙΚ 
                          <lb n="5"/>ΤΑ 
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                      <ab>                          
                          <lb n="0"/>
                          <lb n="6"/>.ΕΑΣ  
                          <lb n="7"/>ΤΟΦΟΡ/ 
                          <lb n="8"/>.ΔΡΓΓΑ 
                          <lb n="9"/>.ΙΤΝ
                          <lb n="10"/>ΠΛΙΜ/ 
                          <lb n="0"/>
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                <p>+ Κύριε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικήτᾳ / σεβαστοφόρῳ καὶ δρουγγαρίῳ τῶν πλωΐμων.</p>
                <p xml:lang="en">Lord help your servant Niketas, sebatophoros and droungarios of the
                    ploimon.</p>
                <p xml:lang="fr">Seigneur aide ton serviteur Nicétas, sébastophore et drongaire des
                        <hi rend="italic">ploïmôn</hi>.</p>
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                <p xml:lang="fr">V. Laurent, l’éditeur des pièces parallèles, a proposé de voir dans
                    le sigillant un eunuque, frère du protovestiaire Michel, envoyé à la tête de la
                    flotte lors de l’expédition malheureuse de Sicile en 964. Il fut vaincu et fait
                    prisonnier jusqu’en 967. Il aurait alors repris le commandement de la flotte en
                    raison du soutien de l’empereur Nicéphore Phocas, honoré de la très haute
                    dignité de sébastophore.</p>
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                    <bibl>
                        <ptr target="CheynetTatış"/>, <citedRange unit="part">2.60</citedRange>.
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                <p> Collection Fogg, 365 = Dumbarton Oaks, BZS.1951.31.5.365: <bibl>
                    <ptr target="LaurentCorpus2"/>, <citedRange unit="part">961</citedRange> = <bibl>
                        <ptr target="DOsealsOnline"/>, <citedRange unit="entry"><ref target="https://www.doaks.org/resources/seals/byzantine-seals/BZS.1951.31.5.365/view">BZS.1951.31.5.365</ref></citedRange>;
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                <p> Collection Shaw (Dumarton Oaks), 857 = Collection Dumbarton Oaks,
                    BZS.1947.2.857: <bibl>
                        <ptr target="LaurentCorpus2"/>, <citedRange unit="part">961</citedRange> = <bibl>
                            <ptr target="DOsealsOnline"/>, <citedRange unit="entry"><ref target="https://www.doaks.org/resources/seals/byzantine-seals/BZS.1947.2.857/view">BZS.1947.2.857</ref></citedRange>
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                <p>Les pièces parallèles de Dumbarton Oaks sont mentionnées dans <bibl>
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