Euthymios priest and kouboukleisios (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin with medallion before her. Partial sigla visible to r.: Θ: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. Border of dots.
.ΚΕ,Θ,
..ΘΥΜΙ
.ΠΡΥΤ,.
Κ
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Εὐθυμίῳ πρεσβυτέρῳ (καὶ) κουβουκλησίῳ
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin with medallion before her. Partial sigla visible to r.: Θ: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. Border of dots.
.ΚΕ,Θ,
..ΘΥΜΙ
.ΠΡΥΤ,.
Κ
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Εὐθυμίῳ πρεσβυτέρῳ (καὶ) κουβουκλησίῳ
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.239 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 195, cp. ibid. no. 1085. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Εὐθυμίῳ πρεσβυτέρῳ καὶ κουβουκλησίῳ.
Theotokos, help Euthymios priest and kouboukleisios.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The invocation can also read ΚΕ, and thus Κύριε instead of Θεοτόκε.
Laurent points out that the reverse of BZS.1947.2.403 is of an identical distribution with that of another seal of a Euthymios, priest and kouboukleisios, and thus it likely represents the same person (Corpus V/2, no. 1085).