Alexios ..., protonobelissimos (eleventh century, second half)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God; details indistinct. Sigla on either side: θυ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, bottom line illegible. Border of dots.
θΚ̅Ε,θ,
.λει
.νελ
.σιμοτ.
.....
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) [Ἀ]λεξίῳ [(πρωτο)]νουβελ[ι]σίμο τ[ῷ] ...
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God; details indistinct. Sigla on either side: θυ̅ : Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, bottom line illegible. Border of dots.
θΚ̅Ε,θ,
.λει
.νελ
.σιμοτ.
.....
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) [Ἀ]λεξίῳ [(πρωτο)]νουβελ[ι]σίμο τ[ῷ] ...
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2231 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 20.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Ἀλεξίῳ πρωτονουβελισίμο τῷ ...
Mother of God, help Alexios ..., protonobelissimos.
Commentary
The final line of the reverse is too indistinct to offer a reading of the owner's family name. A seal of an Alexios Siaous, protonobelissimos, dated to the years between 1085 and 1095, may have belonged to the same man. See PBW : Alexios 20127.