Hadrianos/Andronios (eighth century)
Obverse
Eagle with uplifted wings and head turned to right; in field above head of eagle, cruciform invocative monogram (type V). Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει
Obverse
Eagle with uplifted wings and head turned to right; in field above head of eagle, cruciform invocative monogram (type V). Wreath border.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει
Reverse
In center within border of dots, cruciform monogram, reading Ἀδριανῷ/Ἀνδρωνίῳ; in circle around it, inscription with cross at beginning at the top. All within indeterminate border.
τδουλ
Ἀδριανῷ/Ἀνδρωνίῳ πίστῳ δούλῳ τῖς Ἁγίας Τριάδος
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.342 |
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Diameter | 23.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Zacos-Veglery, no. 624b. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Ἀδριανῷ/Ἀνδρωνίῳ πίστῳ δούλῳ τῖς Ἁγίας Τριάδος.
Theotokos, help Hadrianos/Andronios, faithful servant of the Holy Trinity.
Bibliography
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The reverse circular invocative monogram contains a strange spellings: τῆς is spelled with an ῖ, as a result of iotacization.