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Alexios Aristenos, nomophylax (twelfth century, first half)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of the Mother of God orans, the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Indeterminate border.

Reverse

Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Indeterminate border.


ΘΚ̅Ε̅̣Θ,
ΛΕΙΟΣ̣
ΝΟΜΟΦΥΛ
ΟΡΙΗ
Ν̣ΟΣ

Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) Ἀλεξιος νομοφύλαξ ὁ Αριστηνός

Obverse

Bust of the Mother of God orans, the medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μ(ήτη)ρ Θ(εο)ῦ. Indeterminate border.

Reverse

Inscription of five lines, a cross above. Indeterminate border.


ΘΚ̅Ε̅̣Θ,
ΛΕΙΟΣ̣
ΝΟΜΟΦΥΛ
ΟΡΙΗ
Ν̣ΟΣ

Θ(εοτό)κε β(οή)θ(ει) Ἀλεξιος νομοφύλαξ ὁ Αριστηνός

Accession number BZS.1958.106.3259
Diameter 25.0 mm
Previous Editions

Laurent, Corpus II, no. 912.

Translation

Θεοτόκε βοήθει Ἀλεξιος νομοφύλαξ ὁ Αριστηνός.

Theotokos, give your help. Alexios Aristenos, nomophylax.

Commentary

See PBW: Alexios 20110.