Christophoros priest (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans with the medallion of Christ before her. Inscription: .ΡΘΥ̅: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. No visible border.
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans with the medallion of Christ before her. Inscription: .ΡΘΥ̅: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. No visible border.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Indeterminate border.
ΧΡΙΣΤΟ
ΦΟΡΟΝΠΑ
Ρ..ΝΕΣΟΝ
ΘΥΤΗΝΣΚ
ΕΠΟΙΣ
Χριστόφορον Παρθένε σὸν θύτην σκέποις
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.242 |
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Diameter | 19.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/2, no. 1078. |
Translation
Χριστόφορον, Παρθένε, σὸν θύτην σκέποις.
Virgin, may you watch over your priest Christopher.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Dodecasyllable. The inscription may indicate that Christopher was a priest of a church of the Virgin, but this is uncertain.