Peter deacon and chartophylax (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Standing Virgin holding the child in front of her. Sigla: ̅Θ.: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Mother of God. Inscription in columns: Η|ΜΑ|ΧΑΙ|ΡΩ|ΘΕΙ|ΣΑ: ἡ Μαχαιρωθείσα. Border of dots.
Obverse
Standing Virgin holding the child in front of her. Sigla: ̅Θ.: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Mother of God. Inscription in columns: Η|ΜΑ|ΧΑΙ|ΡΩ|ΘΕΙ|ΣΑ: ἡ Μαχαιρωθείσα. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Border of dots.
ΘΚ̅ΕΟ
ΗΘΕΙΤΣ
ΔΛΠΕΤΡ
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΚΑΙ
ΧΑΡΤΟΦ.
....
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Πέτρῳ διακόνῳ καὶ χαρτοφύλακι
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.291 |
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Diameter | 23.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Galavaris, "The Mother of God, 'Stabbed with a Knife,'" no. 2. Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 95. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Πέτρῳ διακόνῳ καὶ χαρτοφύλακι.
Theotokos, help your servant Peter deacon and chartophylax.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
- Die Darstellung der Theotokos auf byzantinischen Bleisiegeln, besonders im 11. Jahrhundert (Open in Zotero)
- The Mother of God, "Stabbed with a Knife" (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The type of the Virgin here depicted is discussed by Galavaris, "The Mother of God, 'Stabbed with a Knife'," and Seibt, "Die Darstellung der Theotokos," 45-46. Cf. Seyrig, no. 237, BZS.1955.1.4995.