Seal of Niketas chartophylax
source date: 11th c., second half. 11. Jh., zweite Hälfte. 11ος αι. δεύτερο μισό.
edition published: 2023-07-21
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Μήτηρ Θεοῦ

Νικήταν Ἁγνή χαρτοφύλακα σκέποις

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Μήτηρ Θεοῦ / Νικήταν ῾Αγνή χαρτοφύλακα σκέποις.

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

Muttergottes. Mögest du, Unbefleckte, den chartophylax Niketas beschützen.

Θεοτόκε. Αγνή, μακάρι να προστατεύεις το Νικήτα χαρτοφύλακα.

The chartophylax Niketas, is attested on another, less frequent seal type , which shows on the obverse a standing Hagiosoritissa and on the reverse the same legend as on the seal here presented [1].

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[1]. See Robert Feind Collection, SB-292 .

(1) Athens, Benaki Museum − [...], no. 93;

(2) DO BZS.1947.2.290 (Shaw Collection, no. 1115, former Mordtmann) − [...], no. 93 − [...], BZS.1947.2.290 ;

(3) Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum − [...], no. 93 − [...], p. 13, table V, no. 12 − [...], no. 251;

(4) Geneve, Museum of Art and History, CdN 2004-323 (Zacos Collection) − [...], no. 647 − [...], no. 260;

(5) Zacos Collection − [...], Auction 99 (13 May 2015), [...] lot 852, from the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection − The New York Sale, Auction 4 (17 January 2002), lot 445. − Spink, Auction 127 (7 October 1998), lot 37;

(6) (7) BnF nos. 3228 and 3229 (Zacos Collection) − mentioned in [...], p. 296 and [...], p. 281, unpublished;

(8) Aphrodisia, acc. no. 68.410 − [...], p. 162, no. 7 (= SBS 5, 1998, p. 177, no. 7);

(9) Tatis Collection, no. 2640 − [...], no. 6.4. Further references: [...], no. 1476 − [...], no. 1046 − [...] , p. 235 − [...], p. 202-211 − [...], p. 57;

(10) Münz Zentrum, Auction 78 (7–9 September 1994), lot 805 (= SBS 6, 1999, p. 152, no. 805); Hirsch, Auction 181 (22–25 February 1994), lot 1034o (= SBS 6, 1999, p. 125, no. 1034o);

(11) Münz Zentrum, Auction 91 (4–5 September 1997), lot 797 (= SBS 8, 2003, p. 235, no. 797), no picture

(12) Numismatik Naumann, Auction 56 (6 August 2017) lot 805 .

Seals nos. (5) and (10) are parallels to ours