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Eugenios Kylistes (tenth century)

 
 

Obverse

Bust of the Mother of God praying. Sigla:ΜΥΜήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription in four lines with a cross above. Border of dots.


θκ̅ε,θ,
ΕΥΓΕΝΙ
ΤΟΚΥΛΙ
ΣΤΥ

Θεοτόκε βοήθει Εὐγενί το Κυλιστυ

Obverse

Bust of the Mother of God praying. Sigla:ΜΥΜήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.

Reverse

Inscription in four lines with a cross above. Border of dots.


θκ̅ε,θ,
ΕΥΓΕΝΙ
ΤΟΚΥΛΙ
ΣΤΥ

Θεοτόκε βοήθει Εὐγενί το Κυλιστυ

Accession number BZS.1958.106.3494
Diameter 15.0 mm

Translation

Θεοτόκε βοήθει Εὐγενίῳ το Κυλιστυ.

Mother of God, help Eugenios Kylistes.

Commentary

The surname of the bearer of this seal and the article preceding it are misspelled due to phonetic confusion. The correct spelling would have been τῷ Κυλιστῇ.