Agallianos monk (ninth century, second half)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin, nimbate, holding Christ child before her. Invocative monograms on either side, resolved as Θεοτόκε βοήθει and τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Border of dots.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin, nimbate, holding Christ child before her. Invocative monograms on either side, resolved as Θεοτόκε βοήθει and τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Border of dots.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. Wreath border.
ΚΕΒΟ
.Θ..ΛΙ
ΝΜΟ
ΝΧ
Κύριε βοήθει Ἀγαλιανῷ μοναχῷ
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4849 |
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Diameter | 28.0 mm; field: 19.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/3, no. 1962. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Κύριε βοήθει Ἀγαλιανῷ μοναχῷ.
Theotokos, help your servant. Lord, help the monk Agalianos.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)