Anna Kourtikina, nun (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans with medallion of Christ before her. Inscription: Μ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Obverse
Bust of the Virgin orans with medallion of Christ before her. Inscription: Μ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines. Border of dots.
ΘΚΕ,Θ,
ΑΝΝΑ
ΤΗΚΟΥΡ
ΤΙΚΙΝΑ
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Ἄννᾳ μοναχῇ τῇ Κουρτίκινᾳ
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.3335 |
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Diameter | 18.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Laurent, Corpus V/2, no. 1463. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει Ἄννᾳ μοναχῇ τῇ Κουρτίκινᾳ.
Theotokos, help the nun Anna Kourtikina.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)