Anna Palaiologina (1341-47)
Obverse
The Mother of God seated on a backless throne (thokos), holding Christ on her lap. Sigla at left and right: Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
The empress standing, wearing a crown and loros and holding a scepter in the right hand. Attitude of left hand indistinct. Inscription in two columns. Border of dots.
ΑΥ
ΑΝΝ ΤΟΚ
ΑΕΥΣΕ ΡΑΤΟΡ.
ΒΕΑ ΣΣΑΡΟΜ
.ΑΥΓ ΕΟΠ
.. ΑΛΕΟΛ
. ΟΓΙ
ΝΑ
Ἄννα εὐσεβεστά[τη] αὐγ[ούστα] αὐτοκρατόρ[ι]σσα Ῥομέον ἡ Παλεολογίνα.
Obverse
The Mother of God seated on a backless throne (thokos), holding Christ on her lap. Sigla at left and right: Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
The empress standing, wearing a crown and loros and holding a scepter in the right hand. Attitude of left hand indistinct. Inscription in two columns. Border of dots.
ΑΥ
ΑΝΝ ΤΟΚ
ΑΕΥΣΕ ΡΑΤΟΡ.
ΒΕΑ ΣΣΑΡΟΜ
.ΑΥΓ ΕΟΠ
.. ΑΛΕΟΛ
. ΟΓΙ
ΝΑ
Ἄννα εὐσεβεστά[τη] αὐγ[ούστα] αὐτοκρατόρ[ι]σσα Ῥομέον ἡ Παλεολογίνα.
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.639 (formerly DO 58.106.639) |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 28.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 109.1c; Zacos-Veglery no. 127c. |
Translation
Ἄννα εὐσεβεστάτη αὐγούστα αὐτοκρατόρισσα Ῥομέον ἡ Παλεολογίνα.
Anna Palaiologina, most pious augusta and autokratorissa of the Romans.
Commentary
The reading of the reverse inscription is based on the readings of the three specimens from the same boulloterion in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection.