Niketas, megas oikonomos (of Hagia Sophia)
Obverse
St Niketas (standing) vertical inscriptions, with text at circ.
Reverse
Theotokos seated, sigla, with text at circ.
῾Ο ἅγιος Νικήτας. | ῾Ομωνυμοῦντά μοι σκέποις, Θεοῦ Λόγε, /| θείου ναοῦ σου τὸν μέγαν οἰκονόμον. | Μήτηρ Θεοῦ
St Niketas. | Word of God, may you protect my namesake, /| the megas oikonomos of your holy Church. | Mother of God (metrical)
Diameter: 32
Date: 11th c. (second half)
Seals
- Vienna MK 78
Published
- Schlumberger, Sigillographie p. 146
- Laurent, Bulles métriques no. 279
- Laurent, Corpus V.1 no. 56