Xene nun (eleventh/twelfth century)
Obverse
Indistinct bust of the Virgin orans, perhaps with medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ΜΡ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Obverse
Indistinct bust of the Virgin orans, perhaps with medallion of Christ before her. Sigla: ΜΡ̅ΘΥ̅ : Μήτηρ Θεοῦ. Border of dots.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines with cross above. Border of dots.
θκ̅ε,Θ,
ΤΗ..Δ,
ΞΕΝΗΜ
ΝΑΧΗ
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῇ σῇ δούλῃ Ξένῃ μωναχῇ
Accession number | BZS.1958.106.412 |
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Diameter | 25.0 mm; field: 19.0 mm |
Previous Editions | Cf. Laurent, Corpus V/2, no. 1475, 1476 (possibly the same owner). |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῇ σῇ δούλῃ Ξένῃ μωναχῇ.
Theotokos, help your servant, the nun Xene.
Bibliography
- Le Corpus des sceaux de l’empire byzantin (Open in Zotero)