Kale Chrysozephoudina (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans. Sigla on either side: μ̅θ̅ : Μ(ήτηρ) Θ(εοῦ). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
κε̅οη
θειτηση,
ληκ, Τη
υεφ
ινα
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τῇ σῇ δ(ού)λῃ Κ(α)λ(ῇ) τῇ Χρυ(σο)ζεφουδίνᾳ
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans. Sigla on either side: μ̅θ̅ : Μ(ήτηρ) Θ(εοῦ). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Border of dots.
κε̅οη
θειτηση,
ληκ, Τη
υεφ
ινα
Κ(ύρι)ε β(οή)θ(ει) τῇ σῇ δ(ού)λῃ Κ(α)λ(ῇ) τῇ Χρυ(σο)ζεφουδίνᾳ
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2401 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 21.0 mm |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει τῇ σῇ δούλῃ Καλῇ τῇ Χρυσοζεφουδίνᾳ.
Lord, help your servant Kale Chrysozephoudina.
Commentary
Seibt has published a parallel from the Zarnitz Collection (transcribing the family name as Chrysotzephoudina); see PBW : Kale 20102.