Michael Anzas (1070–80)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God, holding a medallion with a nimbate Christ before her. Sigla at left and right: μ̅η̅ρ̅.. — Μή(τη)ρ [Θ(εο)ῦ]. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God, holding a medallion with a nimbate Christ before her. Sigla at left and right: μ̅η̅ρ̅.. — Μή(τη)ρ [Θ(εο)ῦ]. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of four lines, preceded and followed by a decoration. Border of dots.
Θ̅Κ̅Ε̅,Θ,
ΤΩΣΩΔ
Λ,ΜΙΧΗΛ
ΤΩΝ
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Μιχαὴλ τῷ Ἀνζᾷ
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3966 |
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Diameter | 1.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Nesbitt and Seibt, “Anzas Family,” 199 |
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)