Eirene Doukaina (1081–1118)
Obverse
Half-length representation of a bearded Christ, wearing a tunic and himation and holding the right hand in blessing and a book in the left. He has a nimbus cruciger; each arm contains a decoration consisting of one pellet. Sigla: ΙΣ̅ΧΣ̅ : Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Remains of a circular inscription. Border of dots.
...οηθει
[Κ(ύρι)ε β]οήθει
Obverse
Half-length representation of a bearded Christ, wearing a tunic and himation and holding the right hand in blessing and a book in the left. He has a nimbus cruciger; each arm contains a decoration consisting of one pellet. Sigla: ΙΣ̅ΧΣ̅ : Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς. Remains of a circular inscription. Border of dots.
...οηθει
[Κ(ύρι)ε β]οήθει
Reverse
Half-length representation of Eirene wearing a crown with triangular ornaments and triple pendilia and a loros. She holds a scepter in the right hand and a globus cruciger in the left. Remains of a circular inscription. Border of dots.
.ιρηνηαυγ.τητηδκαινη
[Ε]ἰρήνῃ αὐγού[σ]τῃ τῇ Δουκαίνῃ.
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4349 |
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Diameter | 24.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 6, no. 89.2; Zacos-Veglery, no. 103a. |
Translation
Κύριε βοήθει Εἰρήνῃ αὐγούστῃ τῇ Δουκαίνῃ.
Lord help Eirene Doukaina, augusta.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Vol. 6, Emperors, Patriarchs of Constantinople, Addenda (Open in Zotero)
- Byzantine Lead Seals, Vol. 1 (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Eirene Doukaina was the eldest daughter of Andronikos Doukas. She was born in 1066, married Alexios I Komnenos in 1077, and, following Alexios’s death in 1118, became a nun. She died ca. 1133.