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Romanos Xeros, deacon (eleventh century)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of the Virgin orans. Sigla visible to left: : Μήτηρ Θεο. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription in five lines. Border of dots.

ΘΚ.,.,
ΡΜΑΝ
ΔΙΑΚΟΝ
ΤΗ
ρ

Θεοτόκε βοήθει Ῥωμανῷ διακόν τῷ Ξηρῷ

Obverse

Bust of the Virgin orans. Sigla visible to left: : Μήτηρ Θεο. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription in five lines. Border of dots.

ΘΚ.,.,
ΡΜΑΝ
ΔΙΑΚΟΝ
ΤΗ
ρ

Θεοτόκε βοήθει Ῥωμανῷ διακόν τῷ Ξηρῷ

Accession number BZS.1955.1.4970
Diameter 16.0 mm
Previous Editions

Laurent, Corpus V/3, no. 1838.

Translation

Θεοτόκε βοήθει Ῥωμανῷ διακόνῳ τῷ Ξηρῷ.

Theotokos, help the deacon Romanos Xeros.

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