Stephen bishop (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin; details indistinct. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Circular inscription between two borders of dots.
..ΕΟΗΘΕΙΜΤ..ΔΟΥΛ
Θεοτόκε βοήθει μοι (?) τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin; details indistinct. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Circular inscription between two borders of dots.
..ΕΟΗΘΕΙΜΤ..ΔΟΥΛ
Θεοτόκε βοήθει μοι (?) τῷ σῷ δούλῳ
Reverse
Bust of St. Stephen the Younger with gestures indistinct. Vertical inscriptions: |Σ|ΤΕ|ΦΑ|Ν,Ο|ΝΕ|Ο|Σ: Ὁ ἅγιος Στέφανος ὁ Νέος. Circular inscription between double border of dots.
ΣΤΕΦΑ.ΕΠΕΙΣΚΟΠΟ
Στεφάνῳ ἐπεισκόπο
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3554 |
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Diameter | 24.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 976. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει μοι τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Στεφάνῳ ἐπεισκόπο.
Mother of God, help me your servant, the bishop Stephen.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)