Maria Choirosphaktria, nun (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans. Inscription: ̅Θ̅. : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)[ῦ]. Wreath border.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Indeterminate border.
Κ.,Θ,
ΜΑΡΙΑ
ΜΟΤΗΧΟΙ
ΡΟΣΦΑΚ
ΤΡΙΑ
Κ(ύρι)[ε] β(οή)θ(ει) Μαρίᾳ μον(αχῇ) τῇ Χοιροσφακτρίᾳ
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.358 |
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Diameter | 18.0 mm; field: 13.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/2, no. 1473; see also PBW : Maria 20131. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Μαρίᾳ μοναχῇ τῇ Χοιροσφακτρίᾳ.
Lord, help the nun Maria Choirosphaktria.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)