Byzantine Pb seal (13.76g, 26mm) Niketas hypatos - (eighth century, first half).
Obv: A cruciform invocative monogram (type V) = Κύριε, βοήθει, in quarters: τῷ σῷ δούλῳ; in concentric pearl circles, inscription starting from top right: ἀπὸ ἀνδρὸς ἀδίκου (καὶ) δολίου ῥῦσε µε (psalm 42:1)
Rev: Cruciform monogram. α - ι - κ - ν - τ = Νικίτᾳ. In the quarters: ὑ-πά-τ-ῳ. In concentric pearl circles, an inscription starting from the top right: Ἐξελοῦ µε, Κ(ύρι)ε, ἐξ ἀνθρώπου πονηροῦ (psalm 139:2)
Wreath border.
Κύριε, βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Νικίτᾳ ὑπάτῳ, Ἐξελοῦ µε, Κύριε, ἐξ ἀνθρώπου πονηροῦ : Ἀπὸ ἀνδρὸς ἀδίκου καὶ δ ολίου ῥῦσαί µε.
→ (Seal) of Niketas hypatos.
Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: save me from an unjust (and) lying man
(combination of psalms: 139:2 and 42:1 (numbering according to the Septuagint).