Michael Anzas (1070–80)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God, holding the medallion Christ before her. Sigla at left and right: ̅θυ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, preceded and followed by a decoration. Border of dots.
ΘΚ̅Ε,Θ,
ΤΣΔ
Λ,ΜΙΧΗΛ
ΤΝ
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ) Μιχαὴλ τῷ Ἀνζᾷ
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God, holding the medallion Christ before her. Sigla at left and right: ̅θυ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, preceded and followed by a decoration. Border of dots.
ΘΚ̅Ε,Θ,
ΤΣΔ
Λ,ΜΙΧΗΛ
ΤΝ
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) τῷ σῷ δούλ(ῳ) Μιχαὴλ τῷ Ἀνζᾷ
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.2926 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 1.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Nesbitt and Seibt, “Anzas Family,” 199, fig. 10; see also PBW: Michael 20378. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Μιχαὴλ τῷ Ἀνζᾷ.
Mother of God, help your servant Michael Anzas.
Bibliography
- The Anzas Family: Members of the Byzantine Civil Administration in the Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Centuries (Open in Zotero)