Euthymia/Euphemia nun (?) (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans. Sigla: Θ: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. No visible border.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. Border of dots.
ΘΚ̅Ε
ΗΘΙΕ
ΜΙΑ
ΝΑΧ
Θεοτόκε βοήθι Εὐφη/ὐθυμίᾳ μοναχῇ
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans. Sigla: Θ: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. No visible border.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. Border of dots.
ΘΚ̅Ε
ΗΘΙΕ
ΜΙΑ
ΝΑΧ
Θεοτόκε βοήθι Εὐφη/ὐθυμίᾳ μοναχῇ
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.3653 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 14.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/2, no. 1466. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθι Εὐ(φη/θυ)μίᾳ μοναχῇ.
Theotokos, help the nun Euthymia/Euphemia.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
The Ν in the last line has the appearance of an Η; still the reading of it as μοναχῇ is most likely.