Seal of Nicetas patriarchal groom (kouboukleisios) and doorkeeper (ostiarios)
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Lead seal. Obverse: St Peter, standing facing, flanked by inscription in columns on both sides; border of dots. Reverse: inscription of 6 lines beginning with a cross; border of dots. Obverse: Ὁ ἅγιος Πέτρος. Reverse: + Κύριε βοήθει Νικήτᾳ κουβουκλεισίῳ καὶ ὀστιαρίῳ. Translation: Obverse: S...
Seal of John Triakontaphyllus, head of palace (curopalates)
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Lead seal. Obverse: St Demetrius on the left and St Nicholas on the right, both standing facing. St Demetrius is in military garb, holding a spear in the right hand and a shield in the left; St Nicholas is in ecclesiastical garb, wearing a long tunic (chiton) and holding the Gospel in his left ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 11th century - first quarter of the 12th century
Lead seal. On the obverse, cruciform monogram with letters in the quarters; undetermined border. On the reverse, inscription of 4 lines beginning with a cross; undetermined border. Obverse: Θεοφάνῳ …?. Reverse: + Θεοφάνῳ διοικητῇ. Translation: Obverse: Theophanes …?. Reverse: + Theophanes...
Lead seal. On the obverse, the archangel Michael, standing facing, in imperial garb, holding an orb with a cross in his left hand and the imperial standard in his right, and flanked by the sigla; border of dots. On the reverse, metrical inscription of 5 lines preceded by decorative elements on a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd third of the 12th century-3rd third of the 12th century