Euphrosyne Doukaina (twelfth century, second half)
Obverse
Annunciation scene. Between the angel Gabriel and the Virgin, and on the right side, columns of epigraphy: χαι|ρε|τ|ι|σμ|ο|σ : Χαιρετισμός. Border of dots.
Obverse
Annunciation scene. Between the angel Gabriel and the Virgin, and on the right side, columns of epigraphy: χαι|ρε|τ|ι|σμ|ο|σ : Χαιρετισμός. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines beginning with a cross. Border of dots.
ευ
ροσυ
δκινν
γνημε
σκεποισ
Εὐφροσύνην Δούκαιναν, ἁγνή, με σκέποις
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.4442 |
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Diameter | 32.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Wassiliou-Seibt, Siegel mit metrischen Legenden I, no. 831a. |
Translation
Εὐφροσύνην Δούκαιναν, ἁγνή, με σκέποις.
Holy One, may you protect Euphrosyne Doukaina.
Bibliography
- Corpus der byzantinischen Siegel mit metrischen Legenden, Vol. 1, Siegellegenden von Alpha bis inclusive My (Open in Zotero)
- Ἡ γενεαλογία τῶν Κομνηνῶν (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The owner of this seal was the wife of the future emperor Alexios Angelos Komnenos (1195-1203); her father was Andronikos Doukas Kamateros, hence the use of the Doukas name on the seal.