Eudokia Taronitissa, nun and sebaste (twelfth century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans with the medallion of Christ. Inscription: ̅θυ̅: Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Circular inscription within a double border of dots.
τηνσηνδουλην
[Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθ(ει)] τὴν σὴν δούλην
Reverse
Inscription in four lines with cross above. Border of dots.
ευδ
.ιασε.
ηηταρ.
νιτισ
Εὐδω[κ]ία (μον)αχ(ὴ) σεβ[α]στὴ ἡ Ταρ[ω]νίτισ[σα]
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God orans with the medallion of Christ. Inscription: ̅θυ̅: Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Circular inscription within a double border of dots.
τηνσηνδουλην
[Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθ(ει)] τὴν σὴν δούλην
Reverse
Inscription in four lines with cross above. Border of dots.
ευδ
.ιασε.
ηηταρ.
νιτισ
Εὐδω[κ]ία (μον)αχ(ὴ) σεβ[α]στὴ ἡ Ταρ[ω]νίτισ[σα]
| Accession number | BZS.1958.106.192 |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 24.0 mm |
| Previous Editions | Laurent, Corpus V/1, no. 1468; Stratos Nikolaros, “Die Taronitai. Eine prosopographisch-sigillographische Studie,” Millennium 14 (2017), 227-291, no. 31. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τὴν σὴν δούλην. Εὐδωκία μοναχὴ σεβαστὴ ἡ Ταρωνίτισσα.
Theotokos, help your servant. Eudokia Taronitissa, nun (and) sebaste.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
See also PBW : Eudokia 20114.