Maria nun, the former vestarchissa (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin with sigla: ̅θυ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Inscription in upper half-circle inside border of dots.
θιτησηδουλ
Θεοτόκε βοήθι τῇ σῇ δούλῃ
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin with sigla: ̅θυ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Inscription in upper half-circle inside border of dots.
θιτησηδουλ
Θεοτόκε βοήθι τῇ σῇ δούλῃ
Reverse
Inscription in five lines with decoration above. Border of dots.
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ΜΑΡΙ
ΑΑΧΗΓ.
ΓΟΝυΑΕ
ΑΡΧΗ
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Μαρία μοναχὴ ἡ γεγονύα βεστάρχησσα
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2948 |
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Diameter | 32.0 mm; field: 26.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/2, no. 1474 |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθι τῇ σῇ δούλῃ. Μαρία μοναχὴ ἡ γεγονύα βεστάρχησσα.
Theotokos, help your servant. The nun Maria, the former vestarchissa.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)