Helen nun, charistikarea, and gerokomissa (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans perhaps with a medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ΜΡ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Circular inscription within a double border of dots.
ΘΚΕΟΗΘ,ΤΗΣΗΔΟΥΛΗΕΛΕΝΗΜΟΝΑΧΗ
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῇ σῇ δούλῃ Ἐλένῃ μοναχῇ
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans perhaps with a medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ΜΡ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Circular inscription within a double border of dots.
ΘΚΕΟΗΘ,ΤΗΣΗΔΟΥΛΗΕΛΕΝΗΜΟΝΑΧΗ
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῇ σῇ δούλῃ Ἐλένῃ μοναχῇ
Reverse
Bust of St. Thomas; details indistinct. Inscription: Ο|Α|ΓΙ|ΟΘ|Ο|ΜΑ|Σ: ὁ ἅγιος Θομᾶς. Circular inscription within a double border of dots.
ΧΑΡΙ.ΤΙΚΑΡΕΑΚΑΙΓΙΡΟ...ΗΣΑ
χαριστικαρέᾳικαὶ γιροκομήσᾳ
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.20 |
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Diameter | 25.0 mm; field: 23.0 mm |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῇ σῇ δούλῃ Ἐλένῃ μοναχῇ χαριστικαρέᾳικαὶ γιροκομήσᾳ.
Theotokos, help your servant, the nun Helen, charistikarea and gerokomissa.