Theognostos (monk?) (eleventh century)
Obverse
Inscription in four lines. Linear border.
ΘΚΕ,
ΗΘΘΕΟ
ΓΝΟΣ
Τ
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Θεογνόστῳ
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. Linear border.
ΤΑ
ΝΑΞΗΟ
ΔΟΥΛ
Σ
τῷ ἀναξήο δούλῳ σου
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.5105 |
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Diameter | 14.0 mm |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Θεογνόστῳ τῷ ἀναξήο δούλῳ σου.
Theotokos, help Theognostos, your unworthy servant.
Commentary
In referring to himself the "unworthy servant" of the Theotokos, the owner may be expressing his monastic humility, perhaps alluding to his attachment to a monastery of the Theotokos, or speaking as a layman of his special devotion to her.