Alexios Aristenos, deacon, nomophylax, and protekdikos (twelfth century, first half)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans, with medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in six lines. Border of dots.
θκ̅ε̅Θ,
ΑΛΕΙΔΙ
ΑΚΟΝΝΟΜΟ
ΦΥΛΑΚΙΑ
ΤΕΚΔΙΚΤ
.ΡΙ
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) Ἀλεξίῳ διακόνῳ, νομοφύλακι, (καὶ) (πρω)τεκδίκῳ τῷ [Ἀ]ριστηνῷ
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans, with medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in six lines. Border of dots.
θκ̅ε̅Θ,
ΑΛΕΙΔΙ
ΑΚΟΝΝΟΜΟ
ΦΥΛΑΚΙΑ
ΤΕΚΔΙΚΤ
.ΡΙ
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) Ἀλεξίῳ διακόνῳ, νομοφύλακι, (καὶ) (πρω)τεκδίκῳ τῷ [Ἀ]ριστηνῷ
| Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4957 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 30.0 mm; field: 23.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/3, no. 1650. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Ἀλεξίῳ διακόνῳ, νομοφύλακι, καὶ πρωτεκδίκῳ τῷ Ἀριστηνῷ.
Theotokos, help Alexios Aristenos, deacon, nomophylax, and protekdikos.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
See PBW: Alexios 20110.