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Eudokia Rhadene, kouropalatissa (eleventh/twelfth century)

 
 

Obverse

The Mother of God standing, holding the Christ child on her right. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̣̅: Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)[ῦ]. Indeterminate border. 

Reverse

Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.

..̣ΕΘ,
..ΟΙΑ
.̣ΡΕΠΑΛΑ
..Σ̣ΣΗΤΗΡ
..Ι̣ΝΗ

[Θ(εοτό)]κε β(οή)θ(ει) [Εὐ]δοκίᾳ [κου]ρεπαλα[τί]σσῃ τῇ ῾Ρ[αδ]ινῇ

Obverse

The Mother of God standing, holding the Christ child on her right. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̣̅: Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)[ῦ]. Indeterminate border. 

Reverse

Inscription of five lines. Border of dots.

..̣ΕΘ,
..ΟΙΑ
.̣ΡΕΠΑΛΑ
..Σ̣ΣΗΤΗΡ
..Ι̣ΝΗ

[Θ(εοτό)]κε β(οή)θ(ει) [Εὐ]δοκίᾳ [κου]ρεπαλα[τί]σσῃ τῇ ῾Ρ[αδ]ινῇ

Accession number BZS.1958.106.2873
Diameter 18.0 mm
Previous Editions

See PBW: Eudokia 20105 (dated to about the year 1100).

Translation

Θεοτόκε βοήθει Εὐδοκίᾳ κουροπαλατίσσῃ τῇ ῾Ραδινῇ.

Theotokos help Eudokia Rhadene, kouropalatissa. 

Commentary

Note on this seal and the parallel cited in this entry the erroneous spelling κουρεπαλατίσσα.