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Theodore Aroudes (eleventh century)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of the Mother of God orans. On either side: Μ̅Θ̅.  Μ(ήτηρ) Θ(εοῦ). Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of four lines, a decoration above. Border of dots.


ΘΚ̅Ε,Θ,
ΘΕΟ
ΡΟΝΑΡ
ΗΝ

Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) Θεόδωρον Ἀρούδην

Obverse

Bust of the Mother of God orans. On either side: Μ̅Θ̅.  Μ(ήτηρ) Θ(εοῦ). Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription of four lines, a decoration above. Border of dots.


ΘΚ̅Ε,Θ,
ΘΕΟ
ΡΟΝΑΡ
ΗΝ

Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) Θεόδωρον Ἀρούδην

Accession number BZS 1958.106.1530
Diameter 16.0 mm; field: 11.0 mm
Previous Editions

Seibt-Nesbitt, "Odd surnames," no. 14.

Translation

Θεοτόκε βοήθει Θεόδωρον Ἀρούδην.

Mother of God, help (your servant) Theodore Aroudes.

Bibliography

  • Odd Surnames beginning with Alpha. A Selection of Examples of Byzantine Seals in the Harvard Collections (Open in Zotero)