The empress Eudokia (1059-1071)
Obverse
Inscription of three lines beginning with a cross. Decorations above and below. Indeterminate border.
θεο
τοο
ηθει
Θεοτό(κε) βοήθει
Reverse
Inscription of three lines. Indeterminate border.
ευ
οκι
υγσ
τ
Εὐδοκίᾳ αὐγούστᾳ
Obverse
Inscription of three lines beginning with a cross. Decorations above and below. Indeterminate border.
θεο
τοο
ηθει
Θεοτό(κε) βοήθει
Reverse
Inscription of three lines. Indeterminate border.
ευ
οκι
υγσ
τ
Εὐδοκίᾳ αὐγούστᾳ
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.2965 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 15.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | See PBW : Eudokia 1. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Εὐδοκίᾳ αὐγούστᾳ.
Mother of God, help the empress Eudokia.
Commentary
Eudokia Makrembolitissa will have been augousta during the reign of her husband Constantine X Doukas (1059-1067) and during her two brief regencies in 1067-68 and 1071, the years when this token was issued.