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Joseph monk (?) (eleventh century)

 
 

Obverse

Half-length depiction of Virgin with medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Indeterminate border.

Reverse

Inscription in four lines with decoration above. Border of dots.

·
ΘΚΕΘ,
ΤΣΔ,
ΣΗΦ
Α.

Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωσὴφ μοναχ (?)

Obverse

Half-length depiction of Virgin with medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Indeterminate border.

Reverse

Inscription in four lines with decoration above. Border of dots.

·
ΘΚΕΘ,
ΤΣΔ,
ΣΗΦ
Α.

Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωσὴφ μοναχ (?)

Accession number BZS.1955.1.4862
Diameter 26.0 mm

Translation

Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωσὴφ μοναχῷ (?).

Theotokos, help your servant, the monk (?) Joseph.

Commentary

The last line may have contained ΑΧ, an abbreviation for "monk," but this restoration is uncertain.