Joseph monk (?) (eleventh century)
Obverse
Half-length depiction of Virgin with medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Indeterminate border.
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.
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ΘΚΕΘ,
ΤΣΔ,
ΣΗΦ
Α.
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Ἰωσὴφ μοναχῷ (?)
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.4862 |
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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.