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Zoe Senacheirina, nun (twelfth century, first half)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of the Mother of God orans with medallion; details indistinct. Illegible remnants of sigla. No visible border.

Reverse

Inscription in four lines with accent marks. Indeterminate border.

η
μοναχη
σεναχι
ρνα

Ζωὴ μοναχὴ ἡ Σεναχιρίνα

Obverse

Bust of the Mother of God orans with medallion; details indistinct. Illegible remnants of sigla. No visible border.

Reverse

Inscription in four lines with accent marks. Indeterminate border.

η
μοναχη
σεναχι
ρνα

Ζωὴ μοναχὴ ἡ Σεναχιρίνα

Accession number BZS.1951.31.5.2665
Diameter 21.0 mm
Previous Editions

W. Seibt, "The sons of Senek'erim Yovhannes, the last king of Vaspurakan," Revue des études arméniennes 37 (2016-17), 127.

Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore.

Translation

Ζωὴ μοναχὴ ἡ Σεναχιρίνα.

Zoe Senacheirina, nun.