Anonymous (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans, holding the medallion before her. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans, holding the medallion before her. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
αγνη
λογν
μοιι
φυλα
εσο
Ἁγνή, λόγων μοι (καὶ) βίου φύλαξ ἔσο
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.1898 |
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Diameter | 20.0 mm; field: 16.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Bulles métriques, no. 587; cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 12. |
Translation
Ἁγνή, λόγων μοι καὶ βίου φύλαξ ἔσο.
Holy one, be the guardian of my words and my life.
Bibliography
- Les bulles métriques dans la sigillographie byzantine (Open in Zotero)
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)