Peter deacon and chartophylax (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Standing Virgin holding the child in front of her. Sigla: ̅Θ.: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Mother of God. Inscription in columns: Η|ΜΑ|ΧΑΙ|ΡΩ|ΘΕΙ|ΣΑ: ἡ Μαχαιρωθείσα. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Border of dots.
ΘΚ̅ΕΟ
ΗΘΕΙΤΣ
ΔΛΠΕΤΡ
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΚΑΙ
ΧΑΡΤΟΦ.
....
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Πέτρῳ διακόνῳ καὶ χαρτοφύλακι
Obverse
Standing Virgin holding the child in front of her. Sigla: ̅Θ.: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Mother of God. Inscription in columns: Η|ΜΑ|ΧΑΙ|ΡΩ|ΘΕΙ|ΣΑ: ἡ Μαχαιρωθείσα. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Border of dots.
ΘΚ̅ΕΟ
ΗΘΕΙΤΣ
ΔΛΠΕΤΡ
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΚΑΙ
ΧΑΡΤΟΦ.
....
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Πέτρῳ διακόνῳ καὶ χαρτοφύλακι
| Accession number | BZS.1947.2.291 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 23.0 mm |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Πέτρῳ διακόνῳ καὶ χαρτοφύλακι.
Theotokos, help your servant Peter deacon and chartophylax.
Commentary
Galavaris, "The Mother of God, 'Stabbed with a Knife,'" no. 2.
Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 95.
The type of the Virgin here depicted is discussed by Galavaris, "The Mother of God, 'Stabbed with a Knife'," and Seibt, "Die Darstellung der Theotokos," 45-46. Cf. Seyrig, no. 237, BZS.1955.1.4995.