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Romanos Xeros, deacon (eleventh century)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of the Virgin orans. Sigla: ̅Θ.: Μήτηρ Θεο. No visible border.

Reverse

Inscription in five lines. Border of dots.

ΘΚ̅Ε̅,Θ,
ΡΜΑΝ
ΔΙΑΚΟΝ
ΤΗ
..

Θεοτόκε βοήθει Ῥωμανῷ διακόν τῷ Ξηρῷ

Obverse

Bust of the Virgin orans. Sigla: ̅Θ.: Μήτηρ Θεο. No visible border.

Reverse

Inscription in five lines. Border of dots.

ΘΚ̅Ε̅,Θ,
ΡΜΑΝ
ΔΙΑΚΟΝ
ΤΗ
..

Θεοτόκε βοήθει Ῥωμανῷ διακόν τῷ Ξηρῷ

Accession number BZS.1955.1.4971
Diameter 17.0 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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