Theodora Doukaina Palaiologina (1259–82)
Obverse
The Mother of God seated on a thokos, holding Christ on her lap. Sigla at left and right: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Obverse
The Mother of God seated on a thokos, holding Christ on her lap. Sigla at left and right: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
The empress standing, wearing a high crown and a loros. She holds in the left hand a jeweled trefoil scepter. Inscription in two columns. Border of dots.
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Θεοδώρα εὐσεβεστάτη αὐγούστα Δούκα[ι]να ἡ Παλαιολογίνα.
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.370 |
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Diameter | 40.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 105.2. |
Translation
Θεοδώρα εὐσεβεστάτη αὐγούστα Δούκαινα ἡ Παλαιολογίνα.
Theodora Doukaina Palaiologina, most pious augusta.
Commentary
Theodora, who was the daughter of John Doukas and the wife of Michael VIII, outlived her husband by many years. She died in 1303.