Anna Karantene (tenth/eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God with hands open in front of her. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Mother of God with hands open in front of her. Sigla: ̅ΘΥ̅: Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in five lines. Border of dots.
ΘΚΕ
.,ΤΗΣΗ
ΝΚ
ΡΝΤΗ
Ν
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῇ σῇ δούλῃ Ἄνᾳ Καραντηνῇ
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3298 |
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Diameter | 24.0 mm |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῇ σῇ δούλῃ Ἄνᾳ Καραντηνῇ.
Mother of God, help your servant, Anna Karantene.
Bibliography
- Die byzantinischen Bleisiegel mit Familiennamen aus der Sammlung des Numismatischen Museums Athen (Open in Zotero)
- Pechatite ot strategii︠a︡ta v Preslav, 971-1088 (Open in Zotero)
- Les Argyroi (Open in Zotero)
- Corpus of Byzantine Seals from Bulgaria (Open in Zotero)
- O colecţie de sigilii bizantine inedite (Open in Zotero)
Commentary
Two seals in the collection of Dumbraton Oaks, listed below, are parallel to this specimen. Several other parallel or closely related seals are found in collections in Bulgaria and Romania, as well as the Zacos Collection. Cf. Jordanov, Corpus II, no. 267-272; Stavrakos, Die byzantinischen Bleisiegel, p. 192.