Theodora Doukaina Palaiologina (1259-1282)
Obverse
The Mother of God seated on a thokos type throne, holding Christ on her lap. Sigla at left and right: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Obverse
The Mother of God seated on a thokos type throne, holding Christ on her lap. Sigla at left and right: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
The empress standing, wearing a high crown and a loros. She holds in the left hand a jeweled trefoil scepter. Inscription in two columns. Border of dots.
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Θεοδώρα εὐσεβεστάτη αὐγούστα Δούκα[ι]να ἡ Παλαιολογίνα
Accession number | BZS.1947.2.370 |
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Diameter | 40.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 105.2. |
Translation
Θεοδώρα εὐσεβεστάτη αὐγούστα Δούκαινα ἡ Παλαιολογίνα.
Theodora Doukaina Palaiologina, most pious Augusta.
Commentary
Theodora was the daughter of John Doukas and the wife of Michael VIII Palaiologos (1261-1282). She outlived her husband by many years, dying in 1303.