Alexios Aristenos, nomophylax (twelfth century, first half)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans, the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla on either side: ̅θυ̅: Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
Θκ̅εθ,
λειοσ̣
νομοΦυ.
ορισ
ν̣ο̣σ̣
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) Ἀλέξιος νομοφύ[λα]ξ ὁ Ἀρισ[τη]νός
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans, the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla on either side: ̅θυ̅: Μή(τη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.
Θκ̅εθ,
λειοσ̣
νομοΦυ.
ορισ
ν̣ο̣σ̣
Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) Ἀλέξιος νομοφύ[λα]ξ ὁ Ἀρισ[τη]νός
| Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.827 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 25.0 mm |
| Condition | Struck off center. |
| Previous Editions | See PBW: Alexios 20110. |
| Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Ἀλέξιος νομοφύλαξ ὁ Ἀριστηνός.
Mother of God, help Alexios Aristenos, nomophylax.
Commentary
The inscription begins with an invocation but the owner's name follows in the nominative case, not in the dative as would be expected.