Anna nun (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. John the Baptist holding a long cross. Inscription: |Ι̅|ΟΠ|Ρ|ΔΡ|Μ, : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ Πρ(ό)δρ(ο)μ(ος). Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of St. John the Baptist holding a long cross. Inscription: |Ι̅|ΟΠ|Ρ|ΔΡ|Μ, : ὁ ἅ(γιος) Ἰω(άννης) ὁ Πρ(ό)δρ(ο)μ(ος). Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. Border of dots.
ΘΚ̅Ε
ΤΙΣΙΔ
ΝΝΗΜΟ
ΝΧΙ
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οήθει) τι σι δού(λῃ) Ἄννῃ μοναχί
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.757 |
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Diameter | 31.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/2, no. 1459. |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τί σί δούλῃ Ἄννῃ μοναχί.
Mother of God, help your servant, the nun Anna.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)